PrEP might be right for you.

PrEP could be for you but you might need PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis) first.

PEP is a 28 day course of anti-HIV medication that can significantly reduce your risk of acquiring HIV. PEP should be started within 72 hours (three days) of the sexual encounter.

You’re unlikely to be given PEP if your sexual partner has an undetectable viral load, is HIV negative or not from a group with high rates of HIV.

If you think that you might have been exposed to HIV, it’s important that you go to your local sexual health clinic (or your local A&E department if the clinic is closed) and ask for PEP.

Use our online assessment tool to find out if it’s suitable for you to take PEP.

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Full list of countries with high incidence of HIV:

  • Angola
  • Bahamas
  • Belize
  • Benin
  • Botswana
  • Burundi
  • Cote d’Ivoire
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Congo
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Guyana
  • Haiti
  • Jamaica
  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Malawi
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Nigeria
  • Rwanda
  • Sierra Leone
  • South Africa
  • South Sudan
  • Swaziland
  • Tanzania
  • Thailand
  • Togo
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe