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Co-Developing a Women-Centered HIV Prevention Intervention to Reduce Stigma, Increase HIV Self-Testing, and Improve Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Uptake in Ghana (WISE WOMAN): A Study Protocol

2026-04-02

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<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> <h4>Background</h4> Young women in Ghana (18–35 years) remain disproportionately affected by HIV due to intersecting structural and social challenges, including stigma, gendered power dynamics, and limited access to women-centered prevention services. Although HIV self-testing (HIVST) and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) are effective biomedical prevention strategies, uptake among young Ghanaian...

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10.64898/2026.04.01.26349993
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