Feasibility of a community-based delivery model for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among bar patrons in rural South Africa.

Community-based PrEP delivery after engagement at shebeens in rural South Africa is a feasible and novel approach to reach a traditionally difficult-to-engage population, particularly young men. In this small sample, sexual risk behaviours predicted PrEP uptake. Hazardous drinking was not a barrier to PrEP initiation.