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    The impact of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) on HIV epidemics in Africa and India: a simulation study.

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    Date
    2008
    Author
    Vissers, DC
    Voelen, HA
    Nagelkerke, NJ
    Habbema, JD
    de Vias, SJ
    Language
    en
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    Abstract
    21 May 2008 INew Finding In this study, condoms were found to be a necessary addition and not a substitute to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). This, once again, underscores behaviour modification as important in the fight against HIV transmission. Advanced Sign out PrEP would be a great service, particularly benefitting women in the sex industry as they frequently change partners and have a high prevalence of HIV (30-88%, which is the same in Kenya). The strength of this study is that PrEP, coupled with use of condoms, would greatly contribute towards a reduction in HIV transmission. Notwithstanding cost, availability and compliance would be a hindrance to the intervention. Acceptability and roll-out to increase coverage would also be a great hindrance in low-resource countries, such as Kenya. This is an area for further study, and research on PrEP should be done. Vulnerable populations, such as female sex-workers, would then take a daily pill 10 prevent HIV transmission.
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    http://flOOO.com/prime/contributor/evaluate/article/ll 08487
    http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/44253
    Citation
    PLoS ONE 2008; 3(5):e2077
    Publisher
    Center for HIV Prevention and Research, University of Nairobi
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    • College of Health Sciences (CHS) [88]

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