John Nicholson

John Nicholson started a discussion "CAPRISA Microbicide Researcher Quarraisha Abdool Karim Calls for Bold Action to Prevent HIV among Young Women in Southern Africa" in the HIV Prevention community.

Quarraisha Abdool Karim calls on prevention programs in southern Africa--burdened with the highest prevalence in the world--to target girls and young women, who are especially vulnerable to HIV. Bold prevention options are needed. Yet, as we continue to search for biomedical solutions, it is important to develop a balanced portfolio that addresses the real risks facing young women in the region. Access AIDSTAR-One’s Spotlight on Prevention here: http://www.aidstar-one.com/focus_areas/prevention/resources/spotlight_on_prevention/

John Nicholson started a discussion "HIV Prevention Update - August 2010" in the HIV Prevention community.

HIV PREVENTION UPDATE - August 2010 In Focus ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Alcohol: The Forgotten Drug in HIV/AIDS Studies in southern and eastern Africa show that alcohol use is associated with high-risk behaviors that increase the risk of HIV infection. The authors urge better integration of studies on alcohol use within HIV research and programming, and call for structural interventions in alcohol-serving venues. Read more: http://www.aidstar-one.com/focus_areas/prevention/resources/prevention_update/August%202010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Guidelines on HIV and Infant Feeding 2010: Principles and Recommendations ...

John Nicholson started a discussion "HIV Prevention Update -- September 2010" in the HIV Prevention community.

In Focus ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ 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 ...

John Nicholson started a discussion "HIV Prevention Update -- October 2010" in the HIV Prevention community.

Read the complete HIV Prevention Update: http://www.ghdonline.org/hivprevention/discussion/hiv-prevention-update-october-2010/ In Focus ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eliminating HIV in South Africa May Cost More Than Estimated Granich and colleagues' 2009 model may have underestimated the costs of implementing a universal "test and treat" strategy for South Africa... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Community Views of Intergenerational Sex According to this qualitative study, young women, although aware that their IG partners were more likely to be infected with HIV, noted difficulty in negotiating condom use. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ...

John Nicholson started a discussion "November HIV Prevention Update" in the HIV Prevention community.

Monthly Summaries of the Must-read Literature pertaining to HIV Prevention Highlights: December 10th: Special Human Rights Day Event UNAIDS and the Global AIDS Roundtable MSM Policy Working Group are co-hosting The Intersection of Health, Faith, and Policy: A Global and Domestic Roundtable Discussion on Men Who Have Sex with Men. The forum will be held on Human Rights Day, Friday, December 10, from 10:30am - 12:30pm EDT at the Phoenix Park Hotel in Washington, DC, ...