HIV-1 prevention for HIV-1 serodiscordant couples.
Date
2012Author
Curran, K
Baeten, JM
Coates, TJ
Kurth, A
Mugo, NR
Celum, C
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ArticleLanguage
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A substantial proportion of HIV-1 infected individuals in sub-Saharan Africa are in stable relationships with HIV-1 uninfected partners, and HIV-1 serodiscordant couples thus represent an important target population for HIV-1 prevention. Couple-based HIV-1 testing and counseling facilitates identification of HIV-1 serodiscordant couples, counseling about risk reduction, and referrals to HIV-1 treatment, reproductive health services, and support services. Maximizing HIV-1 prevention for HIV-1 serodiscordant couples requires a combination of strategies, including counseling about condoms, sexual risk, fertility, contraception, and the clinical and prevention benefits of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for the HIV-1-infected partner; provision of clinical care and ART for the HIV-1-infected partner; antenatal care and services to prevent mother-to-child transmission for HIV-1-infected pregnant women; male circumcision for HIV-1-uninfected men; and, pending guidelines and demonstration projects, oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV-1-uninfected partners.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22415473http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/32690
Citation
HIV-1 prevention for HIV-1 serodiscordant couples. Curran K, Baeten JM, Coates TJ, Kurth A, Mugo NR, Celum C. Curr HIV/AIDS Rep. 2012 Jun;9(2):160-70. doi: 10.1007/s11904-012-0114-zPublisher
International Clinical Research Center, Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
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