Paradoxes of PrEP for HIV Prevention

Morten Skovdal (University of Copenhagen)

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English

Policy Press
17 February 2025

Public health & preventive medicine; Medical sociology; HIV & AIDS

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a drug taken by HIV-negative people that reduces the risk of getting HIV.

Comparing two case studies in Denmark and Zimbabwe, this book demonstrates six paradoxes that users often encounter in navigating their PrEP journey. The paradoxes lead to contentions, uncertainties, dilemmas and ambiguities that need to be carefully and pensively responded to through what the author terms 'everyday PrEP negotiations'.

The social nature and need for such everyday PrEP negotiations help explain why PrEP works for some people and not for others. This book argues that such insight is critical to make PrEP work for more people and to inform social public health responses.

By: Morten Skovdal (University of Copenhagen)
Imprint: Policy Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm,
ISBN: 9781447375364
ISBN 10: 144737536X
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 17 February 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

1. Introduction: PrEP and the Biomedical turn in HIV prevention 2. Two empirical case studies 3. Accessible, yet inaccessible 4. Healthy, yet on treatment 5. Responsible, yet irresponsible 6. Protective, yet unprotective 7. Acceptable, yet stigmatising 8. Liberating, yet restraining 9. Problematic, yet productive paradoxes?

Morten Skovdal is Professor of Participatory Health Research at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Reviews for Paradoxes of PrEP for HIV Prevention

“Skovdal provides a compelling examination of the ‘paradoxes of PrEP’, highlighting that PrEP is a culturally contingent intervention that necessitates in-depth examination to ensure it reaches its full potential.” Maurice Nagington, University of Manchester