Women in HIV cure research: multilevel interventions to improve sex equity in recruitment
Women are underrepresented in HIV cure research. In this paper we discuss the rationale for including women and propose multilevel strategies to improve sex equity in HIV cure research. The inadequate inclusion of women in HIV cure research is concerning
Mary E. Grewe +4 more
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Understanding of HIV cure research in a rural community with high prevalence: the case of uMkhanyakude district, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa [PDF]
Background Curing HIV has become a scientific priority with the development of HIV cure-related research collaborations and increasing clinical efforts.
Rujeko Samanthia Chimukuche +5 more
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Introduction: Participation in early-phase HIV cure studies includes clinical risks with little to no likelihood of clinical benefit. Examining the willingness of people living with HIV to participate is important to guide study design and informed ...
Karine Dubé +9 more
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SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination in the Context of Ongoing HIV Cure-Related Research Studies. [PDF]
To the Editors: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has affected research efforts worldwide. Previously, we described our strategy to mitigate COVID-19 transmission risk during an ongoing HIV cure-related clinical trial. SARS-CoV-2 vaccines recently have been authorized for emergency use and will become available to people with HIV imminently.
Peluso MJ +12 more
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A Community Call to Action to Prioritize Inclusion and Enrollment of Women in HIV Cure-related Research. [PDF]
Campbell DM +13 more
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An individual community member’s perspective on HIV cure-related research
Thomas J. Villa
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Perceptions of Risks and Benefits of Participating in HIV Cure-Related Research Among Diverse Young Adults Living with HIV in the United States: Qualitative Research Findings. [PDF]
In the United States, young adults have the highest rates of new HIV infections, and are less likely to be aware of their infection, be engaged in care, or achieve HIV viral suppression. As biomedical HIV research increasingly focuses on achieving long-term suppression without antiretroviral therapy (ART) and finding an HIV cure, little is known about ...
Saberi P +4 more
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A Community-Driven Framework to Prioritize the Use of Donated Human Biological Materials in the Context of HIV Cure-Related Research at the End of Life. [PDF]
Initiated in 2017 after extensive community engagement, the Last Gift program enrolls altruistic volunteers willing to donate their cells and tissues at the end of life to allow studies on HIV reservoir dynamics across anatomical sites. As the Last Gift team received tissue requests outside the scope of HIV cure research, we noticed the absence of ...
Dubé K +8 more
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Lessons learned from the Last Gift study: ethical and practical challenges faced while conducting HIV cure-related research at the end of life. [PDF]
The Last Gift is an observational HIV cure-related research study conducted with people with HIV at the end of life (EOL) at the University of California San Diego. Participants agree to voluntarily donate blood and other biospecimens while living and their bodies for a rapid research autopsy postmortem to better understand HIV reservoir dynamics ...
Kanazawa J +11 more
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56 Is there an implementation ethics to HIV cure-related research?
K. Dube +4 more
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