HIV Prevention
HIV Prevention Update -- September 2010
In Focus
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Treatment as Prevention: To Be or Not to Be?
Is Treatment as Prevention Realistic Among Serodiscordant Couples?
Although mathematical models suggest that treatment as HIV prevention holds promise, concerns remain. Using the Wang et al. study as an example, Cohen questions the practicality of treatment as prevention. According to this retrospective study of 1,927 discordant couples, 4.3% of the HIV-negative partners seroconverted, with the rate of seroconversion increasing over time, whether or not the index partner received access to counseling, condoms, and free antiretroviral therapy.
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Effective Measures to Packaging PrEP for Prevention of HIV
The promising effects of topical and oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) may be undercut by low uptake, suboptimal treatment adherence, and increased HIV risk behavior among PrEP users. To address these concerns, the authors provide a five-part strategy, including PrEP prescription, safety screening, behavioral intervention, integration of PrEP with other health care services, and population-level monitoring.
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Comprehensive Review Focuses on Women & Girls
A comprehensive, centralized review of effective HIV programming for women and girls is now available. The searchable database for policymakers, donors, and program planners provides invaluable information from more than 2,000 scientific articles and reports in close to 100 countries.
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Recent Studies
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New in Behavioral Interventions
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Serosorting and the Evaluation of HIV Testing and Counseling for HIV Prevention in Generalized Epidemics
From: AIDS Behavior
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AIDS Education Programs Miss Target
From: AIDS
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Use of Patient-Delivered Coupons as a Vehicle for HIV Partner Notification: Results of a Pilot Study in Guatemala
From: Preventive Medicine
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New in Biomedical Interventions
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Rethinking Prevention of HIV Type 1 Infection
From: Clinical Infectious Diseases
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Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV Prevention: Status and Prospects
From: American Journal of Public Health
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New in Structural Interventions
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Violence against Female Sex Workers in Karnataka State, South India: Impact on Health and Reductions in Violence Following an Intervention Program
From: BMC Public Health
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Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV with Highly Active Antiretroviral Treatment in Tanzania: Prospective Cost-Effectiveness Study
From: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
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Alcohol Use before Sex and HIV Risk: Situational Characteristics of Protected and Unprotected Encounters among High-Risk African Women
From: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Gender-Specific Patterns of Multiple Concurrent Sexual Partnerships: A National Cross Sectional Survey in Botswana
From: AIDS Care
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Measuring Impact in the Millennium Development Goal Era and Beyond: A New Approach to Large-Scale Effectiveness Evaluations
From: Lancet
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Reports, Guidelines, & Tools
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Blame and Banishment: The Underground HIV Epidemic Affecting Children in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
From: UNICEF
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Infant Feeding for Mothers Living with HIV
From: AIDSTAR-One, John Snow, Inc.
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Advancing the Science in a Time of Fiscal Constraint: Funding for HIV Prevention Technologies in 2009
From: HIV Vaccines and Microbicides Resource Tracking Working Group
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News, Events, & Forums
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Emerging Issues in Today's HIV Response - Concurrent Sexual Partnerships
From: World Bank's Global HIV/AIDS Program and the Office of HIV/AIDS at USAID
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This publication was produced by AIDS Support and Technical Assistance Resources Sector 1, Task Order 1 (AIDSTAR-One), USAID Contract # GHH-1-00-07-00059-00, funded January 31, 2008.
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