TABLE 1.
Literature search results to identify policy considerations for access to HIV PrEP for AGYW in African countries
Date | PubMed search terms | Hits | Initial inclusion criteria | Hits | Secondary inclusion criteria | Hits |
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02/07/2017 | Pre-exposure prophylaxis AND HIV AND [adolescents OR “young women” OR youth] | 166 | Published between 2006 and 2017, indexed on PubMed, accessible through the University of Washington Library, available in English | 164 | Article appears to discuss policy relating to PrEP based on title/abstract | 60 |
02/10/2017 | Pre-exposure prophylaxis AND HIV AND policy | 73 | Published between 2006 and 2017, indexed on PubMed, accessible through the University of Washington Library, available in English | 69 | Article appears to discuss policies relating to PrEP for adolescent girls and young women in Africa based on title/abstract | 16 |
Note: Total Unique Hits = 68.
Abbreviations: AGYW, adolescent girls and young women; PrEP, pre-exposure prophylaxis.