"Emotional stress is more detrimental than the virus itself": A qualitative study to understand HIV testing and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use among internal migrant men in South Africa

CONCLUSIONS: Bringing HIV services to migrant men at community sites may ease the burden of accessing these services. Including PrEP counselling and services alongside HIV testing may further encourage men to test, particularly if integrated into counselling for livelihood and coping strategies, as well as support for navigating health services in Johannesburg.PMID:38462755 | PMC:PMC10935710 | DOI:10.1002/jia2.26225

Source: Journal of the International AIDS Society - March 11, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Maria Francesca Nardell Caroline Govathson-Mandimika Salom é Garnier Ashley Watts Dolapo Babalola Nkosinathi Ngcobo Lawrence Long Mark N Lurie Jacqui Miot Sophie Pascoe Ingrid T Katz Source Type: research