Perceived Risk Among HIV Serodiscordant Couples in East Africa Taking Oral PrEP

ObjectivesPerceived risk of HIV infection is thought to drive low adherence in pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) trials. We explored the level of perceived risk of incident HIV infection in the Partners PrEP Study, in which adherence was generally high.MethodsA cross-sectional questionnaire assessed perceived risk of HIV at 12 months after enrollment. Logistic regression was used to analyze the relationship between perceived risk and other demographic and behavioral variables.Results3226 couples from the Partners PrEP Study were included in this analysis. Only 15.4% of participants reported high or moderate perceived risk. Participants at high risk of acquiring HIV were slightly more likely to report high perceived risk (OR= 1.60, 95% CI: 1.30–1.95, p< 0.001); nevertheless, only 20% of participants with high risk reported high perceived risk.ConclusionsParticipants reported low perceived risk of HIV but were …