OPTIONS Consortium Overview

13 December 2018

A two page overview of the OPTIONS consortium. This document describes its mission and objectives, membership and funding structure.

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Coordinating Implementation Science: Taking Stock of PrEP Evidence

This document summarises key takeaways from the BioPIC Think Tank held in March 2024 to review existing PrEP evidence and evidence gaps to date.

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Equity of PrEP uptake by race, ethnicity, sex and region in the United States in the first decade of PrEP: A population-based analysis

This article from The Lancet Regional Health- Americas describes trends in PrEP uptake during the first ten years of PrEP provision in the United States by race, ethnicity, sex, and region.

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Exploring Attitudes Toward Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention Prior to Implementation Among Female Sex Workers in Malaysia: Results from a qualitative study

This article from Patient Preference and Adherence describes the results of a qualitative study with female sex workers in Malaysia to assess the potential need for PrEP in this population and the factors that determine willingness to use oral PrEP.

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Opportunities for Pharmacist-Delivered Injectable PrEP in the USA

These Quick Take briefings from Georgetown University’s O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law provide insights on barriers and opportunities for pharmacist-administered injectable PrEP in the USA, including delivery via mobile pharmacies.

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How Men Influence Young Women Taking PrEP: Perspectives from young women, male partners, and male peers in Siaya county, Western Kenya

This article from BMC Women’s Health describes the results of a study exploring the views of young women, male partners, and male peers of young women in Siaya County, Western Kenya, to illustrate how men influence, and can support, young women in using PrEP.

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Questioning Risk Compensation: Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and sexually transmitted infections among men who have sex with men, capital region of Denmark, 2019 to 2022

This article from Eurosurveillance describes the results of a study comparing rates for chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis before and after PrEP initiation in gay and bisexual men who have sex with men in Denmark.

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Uptake and Challenges with Daily Oral Pre-exposure Prophylaxis among Men who Have Sex with Men and Transgender Women, Suburban Yangon, Myanmar

This article from International Health describes PrEP uptake and 12 month retention amongst gay and bisexual men who have sex with men and transgender women in Myanmar during the covid-19 pandemic and a political crisis and includes insights into user motivations for uptake and continuation.

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PrEP Ring for Adolescent Girls and Youth Women: Summary of research findings

This brief outlines findings from a recent study which has published critical new data on use of the dapivirine vaginal ring (PrEP ring or ring) among adolescent girls and young women in eastern and southern Africa, offering evidence that the ring is safe, effective, and highly acceptable.

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PrEP Ring Safety Data in Adolescent Girls and Youth Women (AGYW)

This slide deck presents emerging evidence to support conversations on expanding pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) ring access for adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in policy and programmatic rollout.

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PrEP Ring for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women: Summary of research findings in eastern and southern Africa

This brief outlines findings from recent studies which have published critical new data on use of the dapivirine vaginal ring (PrEP ring or ring) among pregnant and breastfeeding people in eastern and southern Africa, offering evidence that the PrEP ring is a safe and effective HIV prevention method for a broader population than was initially…