Lessons Learned in Centering Youth Voices in HIV Prevention: The Adolescent Health Working Group.

Background: There remains critical need for community-based approaches to HIV prevention which center youth voices and needs.

Objectives: We established an adolescent health working group (AHWG) to convene youth, parents, providers, and advocates in agenda-setting for interventions to increase pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake in Durham.

Methods: Our three study phases included six AHWG meetings from 2019 to 2020, youth-only meetings guided by a participatory engagement framework (Youth Generate and Organize), and interviews (n=13) and surveys with youth in the community (N=87).