| Heterosexual women |
Preferred vaginal ring (used monthly) and HIV vaccine (annually) due to their longer duration of protection, thus not requiring daily or event-driven use (e.g., before each sexual encounter) |
| Adolescents |
An HIV vaccine was most preferred due to longer-term protection; female adolescents also indicated preferences for a vaginal ring |
| Heterosexual men |
Preferred oral PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) because thought it easy to use and familiar, but concerned about possible side effects |
| Men who have sex with men (MSM) |
Preferred rectal microbicide, seen as easy to use, but concerned about dosing regimen (daily dose may be missed, event-driven use equated to condom use) |
| Key informant healthcare workers |
Regarded various products as a possibility for their clients, but emphasised concerns about barriers to real-world uptake and effectiveness due to social-structural contexts that produce vulnerability |
