Table 1.
Characteristics of in-depth interview participants, before and after PrEP rollout in Rakai
| Number of participants, by steps along the PrEP cascade a | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of participant | Before (2017) | After (2019) | |||||
| Hypothetical PrEP usage | Declined PrEP | Newly started PrEP | On PrEP (Adherent) | On PrEP (Non-adherent) | Discontinued PrEP | ||
| Community members | 6 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 8 | ||
| Sexually active women (fishing villages) | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Individual in a HIV sero-discordant relationship (mainland and fishing villages) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Fishermen (fishing villages) | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| Sex workers (mainland and fishing villages) | 12 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 |
| Service providers | 6 | 4 | |||||
| TOTAL IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW PARTICIPANTS, BEFORE AND AFTER ROLLOUT | 75 | ||||||
a
On PrEP (Adherent) refers to PrEP users with durable adherence, determined by any one of three measures taken at the local PrEP clinic: pill-counting (>80% use), self-report (did not miss taking PrEP in the last 3 days), and appointment-keeping (kept appointment dates for PrEP refills). On PrEP (Non-adherent) refers to PrEP users who did not meet any of these three criteria.