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Faith Communities Preparing for Pre-Exposure Prophlyaxis. 07/2012
In March 2011, CIFA (the Center for Interfaith Action on Global Poverty) began a multi-country research study on how religious leaders can be involved in the implementation of a new biomedical approach to HIV prevention. This approach is called pre-exposure prophlyaxis (PrEP) and involves the use of antiretroviral medications (ARVs) by HIV-negative individuals to prevent HIV acquisition.
You can download the Report on this study here.
Key Findings:
Through a series of multi-faith consultations with religious leaders in Mozambique, South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria, several key lessons emerged:
Religious leaders can be important and powerful allies in PrEP implementation (upon clinical approval)
Engagement with religious leaders must happen in accordance with the values and language of faith
Religion is not the primary determinant of attitudes towards HIV prevention or PrEP.
CIFA shared resources with CABSA that can help us understand PrEP and prepare ourselves for when this method becomes generally available and can become part of our 'prevention basket'. You can download a introduction and a document with frequently asked questions below:
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| Introducing PrEP.pdf | 317.35 KB |
| PrEP FAQs.pdf | 267.36 KB |