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Access essential job aids designed to support healthcare providers in delivering PrEP services within the Maternal and Child Health Clinic. These job aids provide quick-reference guides for PrEP initiation, continuation, and eligibility, helping you deliver effective, informed care to your patients. Download and use these resources in your clinic to ensure best practices in PrEP service delivery.
Eligibility & Indications for PrEP
This flowchart guides healthcare workers through assessing a patient's eligibility for PrEP. It includes key questions about age, HIV status, weight, and risk factors, helping to quickly determine if a patient is a suitable candidate for PrEP.
PrEP Initiation in MCH/FP Clinics
This job aid outlines the steps for initiating PrEP in Maternal and Child Health (MCH) or Family Planning (FP) clinic settings. It covers important aspects such as counseling topics, eligibility criteria, and prescribed regimens, ensuring a comprehensive approach to starting patients on PrEP.
PrEP Continuation & Discontinuation Guide
This job aid provides a timeline and checklist for follow-up visits, detailing what to assess at each stage of PrEP use. It also outlines reasons and considerations for discontinuing PrEP, helping healthcare workers manage long-term PrEP care effectively.
PrEP Frequently Asked Questions
This comprehensive FAQ addresses common questions about PrEP, including its effectiveness, safety during pregnancy and breastfeeding, potential side effects, and proper usage. It's an invaluable resource for healthcare workers to educate and inform patients about PrEP.
Comparing PrEP Methods: What is Most Important?
This decision-making tool helps healthcare providers guide clients in choosing the most appropriate PrEP method based on individual lifestyle and preferences. It compares oral PrEP, lenacapavir (LEN), long-acting cabotegravir (CAB-LA), and the dapivirine vaginal ring (DVR) across key factors including protection levels, privacy/discretion, dosing frequency, time to protection, duration in the body, and potential side effects.
PrEP Product Formulation, Administration & Storage
A comprehensive reference guide detailing the formulation, administration routes, and proper storage requirements for all available PrEP products. Includes specific storage temperatures and handling instructions for TDF-based oral PrEP, DVR, CAB-LA, and LEN to ensure product efficacy and safety.
Assessment for PrEP Clinical Eligibility and Contraindications
This clinical assessment tool guides healthcare workers through determining client eligibility for each PrEP method. It systematically addresses HIV testing requirements, PEP indications, acute HIV infection concerns, potential medication interactions, allergies, and relevant comorbidities with specific contraindications and special considerations for each PrEP product.
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CAB-LA Use Instructions
Detailed step-by-step instructions for preparing and administering long-acting cabotegravir injections. Includes vial preparation, injection site identification (ventrogluteal and dorsogluteal options), Z-track injection technique with visual guides, and required supplies checklist. Essential for ensuring proper intramuscular administration.
DVR Use Instructions
Complete guide for dapivirine vaginal ring preparation, insertion, and removal. Provides step-by-step visual instructions for both provider-assisted and client self-administration, positioning options, and proper technique to ensure correct placement and continuous monthly protection.
Lenacapavir Use Instructions
Comprehensive instructions for LEN initiation regimen covering both oral pills and subcutaneous injections. Includes injection site selection (abdominal or thigh areas), preparation procedures, proper subcutaneous injection technique with detailed visual guides, and supply requirements for safe administration.
Transitioning Between PrEP Products and Overlapping Use Considerations
This job aid provides a timeline and checklist for follow-up visits, detailing what to assess at each stage of PrEP use. It also outlines reasons and considerations for discontinuing PrEP, helping healthcare workers manage long-term PrEP care effectively. Essential guidance for safely switching clients between different PrEP methods while maintaining continuous HIV protection. Provides specific overlap periods and timing for all possible transitions: from oral PrEP, DVR, CAB-LA, or LEN to any other method. Includes visual timelines to prevent protection gaps during product transitions.
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PrEP Side Effects Management and Other Complications
A practical guide for managing common side effects across all PrEP methods. Categorizes symptoms as mild, moderate, or severe with corresponding management strategies for each PrEP product (oral PrEP, DVR, CAB-LA, and LEN). Includes guidance on symptomatic treatment, when to refer for further evaluation, and warning signs requiring immediate attention.
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