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Following that, a 1\u2010year pilot intervention, where a package of structural, behavioural and biomedical services was provided to 1376 cisgender YWSS to address their HIV\u2010related risk and vulnerability, was implemented.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Through a mixed\u2010methods, pre\/post study design, we assessed the effectiveness of the pilot, and elucidated implementation lessons learnt. The three data sources used included: (1) monthly routine programme monitoring data collected between October 2019 and September 2020 to assess the reach and coverage; (2) two polling booth surveys, conducted before and after implementation, to determine the effectiveness; and (3) focus group discussions and key informant interviews conducted before and after intervention to assess the feasibility of the intervention. Descriptive analysis was performed to produce proportions and comparative statistics.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>During the intervention, 1376 YWSS were registered in the programme, 28% were below 19 years of age and 88% of the registered YWSS were active in the last month of intervention. In the survey, respondents reported increases in HIV\u2010related knowledge (61.7% vs. 90%,<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>&lt;0.001), ever usage of pre\u2010exposure prophylaxis (8.5% vs. 32.2%,<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>&lt; 0.001); current usage of pre\u2010exposure prophylaxis (5.3% vs. 21.1%,<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>&lt;0.002); ever testing for HIV (87.2% vs. 95.6%,<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>&lt;0.04) and any clinic visit (35.1 vs. 61.1,<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>&lt;0.001). However, increase in harassment by family (11.7% vs. 23.3%,<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>&lt;0.04) and discrimination at educational institutions (5.3% vs. 14.4%,<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>&lt;0.04) was also reported. In qualitative assessment, respondents reported early signs of success, and identified missed opportunities and made recommendations for scale\u2010up.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Our intervention successfully rolled out HIV prevention services for YWSS in Mombasa, Kenya, and demonstrated that programming for YWSS is feasible and can effectively be done through YWSS peer\u2010led combination prevention approaches. However, while reported uptake of treatment and prevention services increased, there was also an increase in reported harassment and discrimination requiring further attention. 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