Adherence to topical microbicides and oral pre-exposure prophylactic HIV preventative treatments: what are the barriers and how are they addressed?

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Title:: Adherence to topical microbicides and oral pre-exposure prophylactic HIV preventative treatments: what are the barriers and how are they addressed?
Author(s):: Muchomba, Felix Muchiri Daudi
Gearing, Robin E.
El-Bassel, Nabila
Date:: 2012
Type:: Presentations
Department:: Global Health Research Center of Central Asia
Permanent URL:: http://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:14234
Notes:: Presented at the XIX International AIDS Conference, Washington, D.C., July 22-27, 2012.
Abstract:: The HIV prevention field has made progress in the use of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and topical microbicides.1 For preventive treatments to be effective, adherence to intervention protocols is required.2 However, adherence to oral PrEP and microbicides has not been sufficiently studied and recommendations on promoting adherence are needed. This systematic review sought to identify: 1) how adherence was measured; 2) barriers to adherence; and 3) strategies used to promote adherence to these HIV preventative treatments.
Subject(s):: Public health
Epidemiology