Table 2.
Reasons for initiating oral PrEP and continuation by reason for initiation—Kisumu County 2019–2021
| n (%) |
Initiated n (%) |
Continuation at month 1 n (%) |
Continuation at month 3 n (%) |
Continuation at month 6 n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reasons for initiating PrEP | ||||
| Sexual partner of known HIV‐positive status | 148 (56) | 56 (38) | 36 (24) | 23 (16) |
| Engaging in transactional sex | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inconsistent or no condom use | 14 (5) | 9 (64) | 6 (43) | 3 (21) |
| Injection drug use with shared needles or syringes | 1 (0) | 1 (100) | 0 | 0 |
| Sero‐discordant couples trying to conceive | 8 (3) | 2 (25) | 1 (13) | 1 (13) |
| Having multiple sexual partners | 6 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sex partners at high risk for HIV and HIV status unknown | 54 (21) | 15 (28) | 9 (17) | 4 (7) |
| Others (Epileptic) | 1 (0) | |||
| Missing | 2 (1) | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | 0 |
| Total—single reason for initiating PrEP | 235 (90) | 84 (36) | 53 (23) | 31 (13) |
| Multiple reasons for initiating PrEP (two or more reasons) | 27 (10) | 11 (23) | 3 (11) | 3 (11) |