Identifying sexual behavioural choices when commencing pre-exposure prophylaxis: Findings from a public health facility in eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Jyotika Basdav, Poovendhree Reddy, Firoza Haffejee

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Article in Southern African journal of HIV medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Jyotika BasdavDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-1789-1976

Poovendhree ReddyDepartment of Community Health Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0197-8951

Firoza HaffejeeDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3908-8949

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Abstract

Background: HIV/AIDS continues to be of concern, particularly in South Africa, where the current prevalence is 12.7%. Objectives: This study aimed to explore sexual practices that increased HIV vulnerability among clinic users who chose to initiate pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Method: A quantitative approach was utilised to collect data at an urban clinic in eThekwini ( Results: Participants were predominantly female ( Conclusion: Our findings indicate that the study population was aware of their increased HIV vulnerability and were willing to try preventive measures, such as PrEP, to protect against seroconversion. However, interventions are required to abate the cycle of transactional sex, age-disparate relationships, and early sexual debut, especially among young women aged 15 years to 24 years.

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HIV risk profileKwaZulu-Natalpre-exposure prophylaxis initiationself-perceived HIV risksexual behavioural choicesSouth Africa

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PMID41809145

DOI10.4102/sajhivmed.v27i1.1758

PMCPMC12969566

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