The worldwide burden of HIV in transgender individuals: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

SE Stutterheim, M van Dijk, H Wang, KJ Jonas - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Transgender individuals are at risk for HIV. HIV risks are dynamic and there
have been substantial changes in HIV prevention (eg, pre-exposure prophylaxis [PrEP]). It is …

Emerging evidence from a systematic review of safety of pre‐exposure prophylaxis for pregnant and postpartum women: where are we now and where are we …

DL Joseph Davey, J Pintye, JM Baeten… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction HIV incidence is high during pregnancy and breastfeeding with HIV acquisition
risk more than doubling during pregnancy and the postpartum period compared to when …

Towards achieving the 90–90–90 HIV targets: results from the south African 2017 national HIV survey

E Marinda, L Simbayi, K Zuma, N Zungu, S Moyo… - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Background Measuring progress towards the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
(UNAIDS) 90–90–90 treatment targets is key to assessing progress towards turning the HIV …

The influence of HIV‐related stigma on PrEP disclosure and adherence among adolescent girls and young women in HPTN 082: a qualitative study

J Velloza, N Khoza, F Scorgie… - African Journal of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Introduction: Stigma and disclosure concerns have been key barriers to oral pre-exposure
prophylaxis (PrEP) adherence for African adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in …

PrEP use and HIV seroconversion rates in adolescent girls and young women from Kenya and South Africa: the POWER demonstration project

CL Celum, EA Bukusi, LG Bekker… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction HIV incidence remains high among African adolescent girls and young women
(AGYW). The primary objective of this study is to assess pre‐exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) …

[HTML][HTML] Development of an oral once-weekly drug delivery system for HIV antiretroviral therapy

AR Kirtane, O Abouzid, D Minahan, T Bensel… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The efficacy of antiretroviral therapy is significantly compromised by medication non-
adherence. Long-acting enteral systems that can ease the burden of daily adherence have …

The future of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis adherence: reducing barriers and increasing opportunities

JE Haberer, A Mujugira, KH Mayer - The Lancet HIV, 2023 - thelancet.com
The effectiveness of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) hinges on adherence, which has
been restricted by multifaceted barriers. Uptake of PrEP has been impeded by poor access …

Initiation, discontinuation, and restarting HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis: ongoing implementation strategies

SE Rutstein, DK Smith, S Dalal, RC Baggaley… - The lancet HIV, 2020 - thelancet.com
When used appropriately, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) substantially reduces the risk of
HIV acquisition. Early implementation outcomes often suggest poor PrEP adherence and …

Community-based HIV prevalence in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: results of a cross-sectional household survey

ABM Kharsany, C Cawood, D Khanyile, L Lewis… - The Lancet …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background In high HIV burden settings, maximising the coverage of prevention strategies is
crucial to achieving epidemic control. However, little is known about the reach and effect of …

PrEP implementation research in Africa: what is new?

FM Cowan, S Delany‐Moretlwe… - Journal of the …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Of the two million new HIV infections in adults in 2014, 70% occurred in sub‐
Saharan Africa. Several African countries have already approved guidelines for pre …