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Integrating HIV Prevention with Family Planning Services for Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Uganda: Perspectives of adolescent girls and young women, health care providers, and policymakers

This article from Frontiers in Reproductive Health discusses the results of a study examining various enablers and barriers to the successful integration of HIV prevention into family planning services in the areas of policy, human resources and infrastructure, resource management, service delivery, community involvement, supply chain management, and monitoring and reporting, and provides insights to…

Research, Service Delivery

HIVR4P 2024 Knowledge Toolkit

The HIVR4P 2024 Knowledge Toolkit highlights important scientific advancements and innovative research across key thematic areas presented at the HIVR4P 2024 conference. Thematic areas include the PURPOSE 2 trial of long-acting lenacapavir for PrEP, data on the three-month dapivirine vaginal ring, and early evidence on offering a choice of PrEP methods.

Research

Control of HIV across the WHO European Region: Progress and remaining challenges

This review from The Lancet Regional Health- Europe summarizes the barriers, opportunities, and pathways towards improvement of the HIV response in the WHO European region, including use of PrEP.

Monitoring & Evaluation, Research

Preventing HIV in Women in Africa

This article from Nature Medicine discusses the evolving landscape of biomedical prevention technologies for women in Africa, their implementation and financing, as well as priorities for HIV prevention research in this setting.

Research

What Effect are HIV Programmes Having in Africa? A quick guide

This guide, developed by the HIV Modelling Consortium, shows the impact of HIV programmes, including PrEP programmes, on the HIV epidemic in Africa, including the impact of stopping those interventions. This guide includes an accompanying video explanation.

Monitoring & Evaluation, Research, Service Delivery

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Awareness, willingness, and uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among men who have sex with men in Ghana

This article from BMC Infectious Diseases discusses the results of a study which aimed to generate estimates on PrEP awareness, uptake, and willingness to use among gay and bisexual men who have sex with men in Ghana.

Research

Advancing PrEP Access and Uptake Among Gay Men of Color

This advocacy brief, compiled by NMAC, presents the results of a community-led study to uncover barriers and facilitators to PrEP uptake amongst gay and bisexual men of color. The brief also identifies actionable themes and proposes a three-year advocacy agenda to address disparities and improve health outcomes.

Community/Advocacy, Research

Safety and Drug Quantification of the Dapivirine Vaginal Ring and Oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in Breastfeeding Mother–Infant Pairs (MTN-043): A phase 3B, open-label, randomised trial

This article from The Lancet HIV discusses the results of the Microbicide Trials Network (MTN)-043 trial, which assessed the safety of use of the dapivirine vaginal ring during breastfeeding amongst participants in Malawi, South Africa, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.

Research

3 February 2025

Interest in Injectable and Oral PrEP for HIV Prevention Among Women and Men Who Inject Drugs

This article from Journal of Addiction Medicine examines interests and concerns around use of oral and injectable PrEP amongst people who inject drugs in the United States.

Research

20 January 2025

Determinants of Continuation on HIV Pre-exposure Propylaxis among Female Sex Workers at a Referral Hospital in Uganda: A mixed methods study using COM-B model

This article from BMC Public Health describes the results of a study to evaluate PrEP continuation among female sex workers and explore potential determinants of PrEP adherence within a public referral hospital in urban Uganda.

Monitoring & Evaluation, Research, Service Delivery