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Lessons on PrEP from the SEARCH study in east Africa

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: In 2010–11, evidence from clinical trials showed that pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) was effective and safe for HIV prevention.1,2 In high-income countries, where the epidemic is mainly concentrated among men who have sex with men, PrEP uptake initially grew slowly, then expanded in the second half of the decade as PrEP became more normalised through prevention guidelines, public health promotion, community conversations, and mass advertising. In countries and cities where PrEP has been delivered at scale in tandem with HIV testing, antiretroviral treatment, and other prevention strategies, new HIV infections in the past several years have declined substantially for the first time in at least a decade.

Source: The Lancet HIV

DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3018(20)30003-5

Authors: Connie Celum, Jared M Baeten

Institution: University of Washington

Language: English

Topic: HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $5,000