The investigators broadly aim at determining barriers and facilitators to PrEP uptake and adherence and retention among the study participants. The investigators have the following specific objectives of determining: (1) the PrEP knowledge levels, attitudes, practices, and user experiences among injecting and sexual partners of PWID in Nairobi County (2) the socio-demographic, behavioural, and structural factors hindering the uptake of PrEP among PWID's sexual and injecting partners in Nairobi County; and (3) the effect of a theory-guided behavioural intervention (PrEP-UP) utilizing peer outreach and navigation on the uptake of PrEP by the study participants. The investigators hypothesize that: PWID's injecting and sexual partners in Nairobi City lack PrEP knowledge, and have poor attitudes practices, and user experiences about PrEP; less than 50.0% of the PWID's sexual and injecting partners in Nairobi County have socio-demographic, behavioural and structural factors hindering their uptake of PrEP; and a theory-guided behavioural intervention (PrEP-UP) utilizing peer outreach and navigation has no effect on the uptake of PrEP by the study participants.
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PrEP uptake following either navigation or provision of pamphlets (Self-reported uptake reported through quantitative interviews)
Timeframe: 12 weeks
Retention into PrEP after uptake following either navigation or provision of pamphlets (Self-reported retention)
Timeframe: 18 weeks
Adherence to PrEP for 18 weeks (self reported through interviews conducted by investigators)
Timeframe: 18 weeks