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Southern African guidelines on the safe use of pre-exposure prophylaxis in persons at risk of acquiring HIV-1 infection

Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, 2016
The Southern African HIV Clinicians Society published its first set of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) guidelines in June 2012 for men who have sex with men (MSM) who are at risk of HIV infection.
Linda-Gail Bekker, Kevin Rebe, Francois Venter, Gary Maartens, Michelle Moorhouse, Francesca Conradie, Carole Wallis, Vivian Black, Beth Harley, Robyn Eakle   +9 more
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Characteristics of a cohort of high-risk men who have sex with men on pre-exposure prophylaxis reporting transgender sexual partners. [PDF]

, 2019
Transgender people continue to be at high-risk for HIV acquisition, but little is known about the characteristics of their sexual partners. To address this gap, we examined sociodemographic and sexual characteristics of cisgender men who have sex with ...
Blumenthal, Jill S, Corado, Katya, Dube, Michael P, Ellorin, Eric, Hassan, Adiba, Moore, David J, Morris, Sheldon R, Wertheim, Joel O   +7 more
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Highlights from the 24th conference on retroviruses and opportunistic infections, 13-16 February 2017, Seattle, Washington, USA [PDF]

, 2017
From the 13th to 16th February 2017, researchers from around the world convened for the 24th annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington.
Bhagani, Sanjay, Colby, Donn J, Crowell, Trevor A, Gathogo, Esther N, Hill, Andrew, Hsu, Denise, Kinloch, Sabine, Lyall, Hermione, Malatinková, Eva, Polyak, Christina, Psomas, Christina, Trypsteen, Wim, Vandekerckhove, Linos   +12 more
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Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis YouTube Videos: Content Evaluation

JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 2017
Antiretroviral (ARV) medicines reduce the risk of transmitting the HIV virus and are recommended as daily pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in combination with safer sex practices for HIV-negative individuals at a high risk for infection, but are underused in HIV prevention.
Aleksandar Kecojevic, Corey Basch, Charles Basch, William Kernan   +3 more
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Progress in prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection in Ukraine: results from a birth cohort study [PDF]

, 2009
Background: Ukraine was the epicentre of the HIV epidemic in Eastern Europe, which has the most rapidly accelerating HIV epidemic world-wide today; national HIV prevalence is currently estimated at 1.6%.
Malyuta, R, Pilipenko, T, Semenenko, I, Thorne, C, Ukraine European Collaborative Study Group, The   +4 more
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HIV/AIDS Knowledge & Perceptions On a College Campus [PDF]

, 2018
Our research project surveyed students at Pace University (both on the New York City and Pleasantville campuses) and looked into their understanding of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) & Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The goal was to better
Navarro, Gabriel
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Analysis of sexually transmitted infections in PrEP users: population assessment in Curitiba, Brazil

DST, 2022
Introduction: The pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a globally recognized pharmacological approach, consisting of a daily dose of antiretroviral drugs used to reduce the contamination rate by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Maria Julia de Moraes Campos Roth, Mariana Rothermel Valderrama, Julia Schemberger Acras, Marjorie Goetz Moro, João Victor Borges Lehmkuhl, Daiane Cristina Pazin   +5 more
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POPULATION KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTIONS ABOUT HIV, SEROPHOBIA, PREP, AND PEP IN FORTALEZA

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Introduction/Objective: HIV infection remains a major global public health challenge, requiring integrated strategies for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
Vinicius Machado Salles, Mariana Jales Moura, Caroline Casemiro Gomes, Nathanael Willian Florencio de Freitas, Júlia Almeida Saraiva, Antonio Riquelme Martins Negreiros, Anna Paula Nogueira Nascimento, Thammy Lys Câmara Balbino, Manuel Eloy Leitão de Castro Junior, Lucas Passos Portácio Bezerra, Wirna Queiroz Belem Moreira, Lara Gurgel Fernandes Távora   +11 more
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Rabies: An overview

International Journal of Advanced Medical and Health Research, 2014
Rabies is a fatal disease caused by rabies virus, a neurotropic virus and a prototype of Lyssavirus of Rhabdoviridae family. It is transmitted to human beings through infected saliva of dogs and cats during bite.
Tarun Kumar Dutta
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Exploring Barriers and Facilitators That Influence Uptake of Oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe: Key Stakeholder’s Perspectives

American Journal of Men's Health
The world has been on the path to ending HIV and AIDS as a global threat by 2030; despite these efforts, the rate of new HIV infections among men who have sex with men remains very high. This study sought to explore the perceptions of key stakeholders on
Perez Livias Moyo, Wilfred Njabulo Nunu
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