Brief Description

Novel STI and HIV Prevention in Resource-Limited Settings" focuses on innovative strategies to combat STIs and HIV where healthcare resources are scarce. Key approaches include raising community awareness about STIs and HIV to promote safe practices, encouraging behavior change through counseling and peer support, and increasing access to biomedical tools like PrEP, PEP, condoms, and treatment. Additionally, it involves training community health workers to deliver basic services, integrating STI/HIV care with other health services, and using digital solutions such as mobile health and telemedicine to reach remote populations. Policy advocacy is also crucial for promoting better funding and healthcare infrastructure.

Our current projects on STI & HIV Prevention

1. Doxy-pep in poorly regulated settings: The standpoints

·      ⁠List of contributing members: A. Isah, G. Ezenri, C. Nwachuya, J. Onyehalu, C. Idabor

·      Presented at the AIDS 2024 conference Munich, Germany.

2. Awareness, knowledge, and willingness to recommend Doxy-PEP as a preferred post-exposure prophylaxis strategy by community pharmacists in Abuja, Nigeria: A cross-sectional study

·      ⁠List of contributing members: G. Ezenri , U.V. Onwuali , N.A. Okibe , J. Onyehalu , C. Idabor, C. Nwachuya , A. Isah

·      Presented at International Conference on HIV Treatment, Pathogenesis, and Prevention Research (INTEREST) held in Benin Republic from 14th to 17th May, 2024.

3. Dapivirine vaginal ring versus long-acting cabotegravir: a comparative cross- sectional assessment of their acceptability and willingness to pay among young women of reproductive ages in a Southeastern Nigerian rural community

·      List of contributing members: A. Ngige , A. Isah,

·      Presented at International Conference on HIV Treatment, Pathogenesis, and Prevention Research (INTEREST) held in Benin Republic from 14th to 17th May, 2024.

4. Awareness, perception and willingness to use Doxy-PEP by young people in government-mandated service corps in Abuja, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

·      ⁠List of contributing members: G. Ezenri , U.V. Onwuali, N.A. Okibe , J. Onyehalu , C. Idabor, C. Nwachuya, A. Isah

·      Presented at International Conference on HIV Treatment, Pathogenesis, and Prevention Research (INTEREST) held in Benin Republic from 14th to 17th May, 2024.

5. Community pharmacist: A cross-sectional comparative assessment of their knowledge, acceptability and willingness to pay for long-acting cabotegravir, dapivirine vagina ring, and oral PrEP in Enugu state, Nigeria

·      ⁠List of contributing members : J. Onyehalu , A. Isah, C. Nwachuya, G. Ezenri, E. Ugochukwu, C. Idabor, D. Ugwu, M. Imam, A. Umeh, M. Nnam, A. Ugwuja

·      Presented at International Conference on HIV Treatment, Pathogenesis, and Prevention Research (INTEREST) held in Benin Republic from 14th to 17th May, 2024.