PREPs and PEPs

PREP AND PEP
Pre-exposure prophylaxis [Prep] is the course of HÎV drug taken by negative people to prevent infection.  It can virtually eliminate the risk of getting HIV If taken consistently and correctly. But it cannot protect you from other sexual transmitted infections such as hepatitis c, gonorrhea etc. condoms are still the best protection from this STIs. Prep is not taken or life, it’s only for a short period when a person may be at high risk of HIV infection. Truvada is currently the only drug approved for use as Prep. Truvada is a single pill that is a combination of two anti-hIv drugs: tenofovir and emtricitabine. Prep has shown to be highly effective, reducing the risk of contracting HIV by 92%.
Prep can prevent HIV infection during both vaginal and anal sex, but these drugs in Prep are absorbed much more effectively by rectal tissue than vaginal tissue. This means the option for how you take Prep are different depending on the sex you have. To prevent HIV infection through the vagina, Prep needs to be taken every day. You need to take PrEP for 7 days before you are protected and every day if you want protection. But if your risk is from anal sex you have to take it daily or even based Prep
Post exposure prophylaxis [PEP] means taking antiretroviral medicine [ART] after being potentially exposed to HIV to prevent becoming infected. PEP must be taken within 72 hours after a recent possible exposure to HIV, but sooner you start PEP the better. Every hour counts. If you’re prescribed PEP, you will need to take it twice daily for 28 days. PEP is effective in preventing HIV when administered correctly, but not 100% so you should continue to use condoms with sex partners and safe injections practice while taking PEP.

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  1. Naomi5 February 2019 at 21:17

    I agree with you that's condoms are best at end of the day, but in your article I think I would have been better if you also told us of the prolonged effects of using PREP and PEP ...for instance in my own opinion the more some is used to using all these the more chances are of failure and hence a high risk of exposure to HIV
    Naomi

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  2. benson6 February 2019 at 00:22

    PrEP can stop HIV from taking hold and spreading throughout your body. It is highly effective for preventing HIV if used as prescribed, but it is much less effective when not taken consistently..BENSON WANJOHI

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  3. Linet6 February 2019 at 00:26

    Condoms are totally the best and the safest ways

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  4. Unknown6 February 2019 at 00:28



    I am confused with PEP treatment, specifically about the side effects.

    From sexual health charities I hear that PEP treatment can cause occasional side effects which may or may not go over the 28 days treatment. Another one (THT) says that the side effects are extreme and about 1 in 5 people on PEP stop taking it as a result.

    The sexual health nurse said that side effects on PEP are very common and are severe.

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  5. Sharon6 February 2019 at 01:04

    HIV negative people should not put more trust on these Preps because there may be a possibility of one being infected with HIV/AIDS if he comes into contact with body fluids containing HIV infections.

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  6. Dennis maina6 February 2019 at 02:10

    Its true prep helps lower hiv infection,but on the other hand it does not prevent STI's so according to me the use of condoms is the best to prevent both Hiv infection and sexually transmitted diseases

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  7. Quinter6 February 2019 at 02:37

    Use of preps and peps has been of a great help mostly to those who have a victim of rape or sexual abuse for it help them prevent themself from infections of HIV but on the other hand they do not guaranty prevention of STDs

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  8. Pauline6 February 2019 at 05:10

    I think people should make use of both peps and condoms since pep is effective in preventing HIV when administered correctly but not 100%so.
    By Pauline mbithe

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  9. Selina6 February 2019 at 06:24

    Peps can cause side effects such as vomiting, nausea,diarrhoea and tiredness.this effects are usually worse in the first week of taking pep but they only last for a few days.

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  10. Unknown6 February 2019 at 06:37

    I think pep should be used in cases of emergency for example by people who have been sexually assaulted or by a health care worker following a possible exposure of HIV at work.

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  11. Emily6 February 2019 at 06:50

    I think pep should be used in cases of emergency for example by people who have been sexually assaulted or by a health care worker following a possible exposure of HIV at work.

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  12. Unknown6 February 2019 at 07:14

    Prep interferes with the ability of the virus to reproduce infections but once is not safe from STI so as much as they are taken in, its also safe to keep testing the possibility of STIs
    Hellen

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  13. mercy mbuthia6 February 2019 at 07:52

    Post Exposure prophylaxis (pep)is an option for someone who thinks they recently being exposed to HIV especially rape victims,through sex,sharing needles while pre exposure prophylaxis (pep)is for someone who are at going very high risk of HIV infection

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  14. Judy6 February 2019 at 09:33

    Before prescribing preps,health care providers
    should throughly assess a patient's Hiv risk
    behaviours and also administer an HIV test

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  15. Unknown6 February 2019 at 11:19

    Peps causes some side effects once taken though it lowers the rate of HIV infections but not the sexually transmitted infections. By; Samia

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  16. EMMA7 February 2019 at 03:47

    Use of preps is more efficient mostly to those victims of rape and sex workers though they should note of the side effects like vomiting nausea,,e.t.c.........by Immaculate

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  17. Serah7 February 2019 at 03:49

    We should use prep for protection because some people are not faithful they may transmite the virus since they don't want to die alone

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  18. faith7 February 2019 at 04:17

    Since pep and preps can prevent infection of HIV/AIDS i think there is also some effects of using them.it is good to look both advantage and disadvantages of using them,because at the same time you can use them and because they prevent only hiv at the end of it you find yourself having STIs and also becoming pregnant.by faith

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  19. Mueni7 February 2019 at 04:20

    There many different ways of preventing Hiv but i think as per this article peps can reduce the spread of HIV in connection with condoms but abstainance is the best preventive measure

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  20. Unknown7 February 2019 at 04:33

    PREPs and PEPs are so much helpful but I think using condoms is the best option here.

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  21. Unknown7 February 2019 at 04:41

    Preps and peps can prevent you from hiv infection bt they cannot prevent STIs, so to be on the safe side you should also use condoms

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  22. Victor7 February 2019 at 05:17

    Its okey Prep prevents the spread of HIV virus in an individual or it a way of preventing from getting the infection,, but in another way it may weaken ones immune system..i prefer the use of condoms is better than this..victor mutuku

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  23. Unknown7 February 2019 at 06:22

    Peps has its side effects in the body..and it's very effective to the rape victims and also health workers...thou it's not 100% sure..
    Diana

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  24. Ian Wanjohi 7 February 2019 at 07:24

    For those people who can not avoid sexual contact , condoms are the only way to prevent the virus from getting into the body.Condoms are the only tool that protects against both HIV, certain sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and pregnancy when used correctly and consistently.

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  25. Angelyne otieno7 February 2019 at 09:30

    So prep is jus an extra precautionary drug to take against Hiv?

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  26. Koech7 February 2019 at 10:54

    Well...As clearly stated in the article prep and pep drugs are not 100% effective.. Condoms may be safe but still not totally safe..The most effective method is abstinence among unmarried persons and faithfulness among married persons.. .Youth should not conform to societal pressures


    Kaisy

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  27. Unknown8 February 2019 at 18:51

    As much as prep and pep are ways of reducing the risk of HIV infections and could be a process of finding cure to HIV, abstinence and being faithful to your partner for the married, is the only sure way of not being infected.
    MARY MUSYOKA .

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  28. Yasmin Abdisaman9 February 2019 at 01:46

    condoms are the safest option if they are used correctly

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  29. Nisteho9 February 2019 at 06:51

    Preps helps the virus not to spread in someone's body thus highly effective for preventing HIV if used as prescribed by doctor.

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  30. Jamal9 February 2019 at 11:04

    According to this article,condoms remain the only safest way to avoid HIV and STIs during a sexual intercourse if one cannot abstain....Edward

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  31. Zanzam11 February 2019 at 09:27

    Abstainace is the safest method... But if you can't abstain use condoms...zamzam

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  32. Zahara Ibrahim12 February 2019 at 13:27

    However if you were not to become hiv infected while on prep either because you weren't taking it consistently are if prep were not 100% protective then you should potentially hiv on to hiv negative partner.by zaZah

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  33. Unknown13 February 2019 at 23:18

    this has become helpful to mostly the commercial sex workers as they are issued to them at the Nairobi women's hospital since they are at risk of contracting the virus.

    Ann Nduta

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  34. ZAKARIYA R SHEIKH14 February 2019 at 09:07

    I think to be most effective, PEP should be started within a few hours of exposure to HIV. If it is not started within 72 hours (3 days) it is not likely to work. So the sooner it’s started after exposure, the greater the chance of working.

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  35. Fatuma14 February 2019 at 10:06

    Pep must be taken with in 72 hours after a recent possible exposure to HiV, the sooner u start the better

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  36. Irene muthoni15 February 2019 at 01:19

    Its ok to use preps and peps to prevent HIVAIDS although it is not guaranteed Irene Muthoni Ngotho

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  37. Benjamin william17 February 2019 at 21:41

    It help to reduce the spread of HIV but not that perfect since it can lead to other infections so the best way is to us trust

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  38. Peter2 March 2019 at 05:45

    Preps will only decrease the risk of HIV prevention but not STIs in which if one has ever been infected with HIV then the risk of HIV prevention is at a high risk even if one uses preps.

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  39. Unknown2 March 2019 at 09:25

    One should abstain it and be faithful to their marriage partner.... By Rahma

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  40. Unknown3 March 2019 at 10:42

    condom is better since PEP has not being proven to be 100%
    Faiza

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  41. Paul shikanda6 March 2019 at 05:57

    Abstainance should come first. Soecondly , condoms assist in prevention of HIV /AIDS during sexual acts. Finally, the preps will only decrease the chances of getting HIV but it not 100%.

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  42. Unknown6 March 2019 at 11:44

    PrEP is appropriate for periods of time when people have greater risk for contracting HIV. Hence it should be used only then but in other instances, using of condoms should be preferable

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  43. rachel gichia8 March 2019 at 23:46

    Condoms are the safest mean.Pep should be taken as an emergency sinces its not proven as a 100% sure

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  44. siyad muhumed14 March 2019 at 04:43

    the invention protect one from getting stis diseases like gonorrhea but i seriously agree and support the point that condoms protects infections.therefore preps and pep are both preventive drugs which i encourage and educate on the infected ones to use.since one is for negative people to prevent infections and the other one is arvs infections.

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  45. Irene muthoni14 March 2019 at 07:50

    PEP is effective in preventing HIV when administered correctly, but not 100% so you should continue to use condoms with sex partners and safe injections practice while taking PEP.

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  46. Unknown16 March 2019 at 06:30

    PrEP help to reduce the risk of getting hiv even its better if you combibe PrEP with condoms...By Zamzam ahmed

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