<p><strong>PURPOSE: </strong>HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) reduces HIV transmission and is approved for adolescents aged 12-17 years. Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) have modest PrEP uptake rates, while many receive reproductive health counseling. We sought to identify opportunities for incorporating PrEP education in contraceptive counseling delivered to AGYW.</p>

<p><strong>METHODS: </strong>We performed a secondary analysis of data from the Health Coaching for Contraceptive Continuation pilot study, which supported contraceptive use among AGYW. Participants were 14-22 years old, sexually active with males, and not desiring pregnancy within 12 months. Coaches were sexual health educators with ≥5&nbsp;years' experience providing contraceptive and PrEP counseling to youth. Participants completed a baseline visit within 30 days of contraceptive initiation and completed up to five monthly coaching sessions. Of 33 enrollees, this analysis includes the 21 who completed ≥4 sessions. Two coders deductively coded session transcripts for five themes: opportunities to discuss PrEP; HIV knowledge, risk perception, and testing attitudes; changes in HIV risk status; condom use knowledge and skills; and sexually transmitted infection knowledge and risk perception.</p>

<p><strong>RESULTS: </strong>Of the 111 transcripts coded, 24 contained opportunities to discuss PrEP and were inductively analyzed. Thematic analysis demonstrated three types of opportunities for PrEP discussions: failure to introduce information, and provision of incomplete information or misinformation. Analysis also revealed four opportunity contexts: sexually transmitted infection prevention strategies, HIV risk reduction, avoidance of adverse sexual health outcomes, and disclosures of condom nonprotected sexual behaviors. Only one transcript mentioned PrEP.</p>

<p><strong>CONCLUSIONS: </strong>Multiple opportunities to introduce PrEP counseling exist within contraceptive counseling provided to AGYW.</p>

<p><strong>OBJECTIVE: </strong>Nonadherence in sexual risk reduction interventions may be common among adolescents. We compared intervention completion rates among adolescent and young adult women with and without a prior pregnancy or sexually transmitted infection (STI) participating in a program to improve contraceptive continuation.</p>

<p><strong>DESIGN: </strong>Secondary data analysis from a feasibility study of a health coaching intervention to improve contraceptive continuation.</p>

<p><strong>SETTING: </strong>Three urban pediatric clinics in Philadelphia.</p>

<p><strong>PARTICIPANTS: </strong>Women ages 14-22 years who were English-speaking, sexually active in the past year, not desiring pregnancy in the next year, and starting a new contraceptive method.</p>

<p><strong>INTERVENTIONS: </strong>At baseline, participants completed a sociodemographic questionnaire and semi-structured interview, followed by five monthly coaching sessions. Interviews and coaching sessions were audio-recorded, transcribed, and coded for thematic content.</p>

<p><strong>MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: </strong>Intervention completion was defined as the number of completed coaching sessions.</p>

<p><strong>SECONDARY OUTCOMES: </strong>Qualitatively explored group differences in reproductive knowledge, attitudes, and risk perception.</p>

<p><strong>RESULTS: </strong>Participants with a prior adverse outcome (a prior STI and/or a prior pregnancy) completed fewer coaching sessions than those without such history (median: 2 vs. 4, p=0.03). Both groups had low HIV/STI knowledge, negative attitudes towards pregnancy, and low HIV/STI risk perception. Those with a prior adverse reproductive outcome held more negative attitudes towards condoms.</p>

<p><strong>CONCLUSION: </strong>Despite similar reproductive knowledge, attitudes, and risk perception, young women who have experienced an adverse reproductive outcome may be less likely to fully engage in sexual risk reduction interventions. Future studies should confirm these findings and consider strategies to optimize interventions reach for vulnerable youth.</p>