# NIH Reporter #5R01TW013189-02

A Multilevel Intervention to Reduce PrEP Stigma and Increase Effective PrEP Use Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Kenya

**Recipient:** IMPACT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ORG

**Award Amount:** $196,442.00
**Ceiling:** $196,442.00

**Awarded:** August 17, 2026

**Identifier:** 5R01TW013189-02

The project will co-design and pilot a community-based intervention addressing PrEP stigma among young women and their influencers in four Kenyan communities. It will assess feasibility, acceptability, stigma, PrEP uptake and continuation, and related health outcomes.

### Description

A study to develop and pilot test a multilevel, community-based intervention to reduce pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) stigma and increase PrEP uptake and continuation among adolescent girls and young women ages 15–24 in Kenya.

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