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  • US gay youth PrEP study meets recruitment and adherence problems

    A small six-month pilot study of the feasibility and acceptability of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in young gay men aged 18 to 22 in the US found that although participants reported adherence levels of 80%, their actual adherence (in the ...

    02 March 2013 | Gus Cairns

  • Media campaign on acute HIV infection symptoms has limited impact

    A advertising campaign and website that aimed to raise awareness among gay men in Seattle, Washington, of the symptoms of acute HIV infection was recalled by a quarter of the target audience and had no impact on gay men’s ...

    14 February 2013 | Roger Pebody

  • Awareness rises following PEP communications

    Gay men’s awareness of HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) significantly improved in Western Australia, following implementation of a communications strategy, according to a study recently published in BMC Public Health. The study is of interest as research on the impact ...

    14 January 2013 | Roger Pebody

  • Low uptake of behavioural interventions by gay men at English sexual health clinics

    Only a quarter of gay men who had had unprotected sex were offered and accepted a structured intervention (such as motivational interviewing or counselling) when attending their sexual health clinic, according to an audit published this week in the ...

    11 January 2013 | Roger Pebody

  • Couples HIV testing and counselling prompts rapid switch to consistent condom use in South African study

    HIV testing and counselling of couples quickly led to consistent condom use among serodiscordant couples in stable relationships in South Africa, researchers report in the advance online edition of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes.  In this secondary analysis of self-reported ...

    05 December 2012 | Carole Leach-Lemens

  • Combination prevention approach could have a big impact on HIV epidemic in China

    Increasing rates of HIV testing or expanding the use of antiretroviral therapy will not be enough to eliminate new HIV transmissions in China, according to a mathematical model published in the online edition of AIDS. However, a “combination prevention” approach ...

    07 August 2012 | Michael Carter

  • What kind of prevention do gay men need?

    A number of presentations at the 19th International AIDS Conference explored the 'hyperepidemic' of HIV amongst men who have sex with men, and especially black MSM. A paper presented by Gregorio Millet showed that, at least in the USA, ...

    06 August 2012 | Gus Cairns

  • Changing the way HIV prevention is delivered – a roadmap

    In the last few years there has been a wealth of dramatic data on the efficacy of new HIV prevention methods, including male circumcision, pre-exposure prophylaxis and treatment as prevention. While last week’s 19th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) ...

    01 August 2012 | Roger Pebody

  • Poverty-targeted cash transfers are reducing some HIV risk behaviours

    Cash transfers to orphans and vulnerable children in Kenya are associated with later onset of sexual activity and fewer sexual partners, but no increase in condom use among those already sexually active, according to long-term follow-up from Kenya’s national cash transfer ...

    31 July 2012 | Mara Kardas-Nelson

  • Keeping children in school shows impact on HIV risk behaviours in Kenya

    Providing free school uniforms to enable children to stay in school, in addition to exposing primary school students to the national HIV/AIDS prevention curriculum, appeared to have a greater effect on reducing risky sexual behaviours among youth and in ...

    26 July 2012 | Carole Leach-Lemens
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  • The New Deal: Gay Men, Sex, and Hep C

    A new website has been launched, in order to provide gay men with information about sexual transmission of hepatitis C and how to prevent it; testing for and treatment of hepatitis C; and information about HIV and hepatitis C co-infection.

    8 hours ago | AFAO

  • Kenya condom advert pulled after religious complaints

    A TV advertisement promoting condom use in Kenya has been withdrawn after an outcry by religious leaders, health official Peter Cherutich has said. Christian and Muslim clerics said the advert encouraged infidelity, rather than safe sex to curb HIV/Aids.

    8 hours ago | BBC

  • Puppets Now Apparently Most At Risk For HIV

    HIV/AIDS has almost completely fallen off the radar as a TV subject. Leave it to some puppets to rise to the occasion - Logo and Avenue Q recently teamed up for a series of public service announcements (PSAs).

    12 March 2013 | After Elton

  • I'm HIV-Negative

    Majorities tend to be silent, just like the overwhelming majority of gay men -- that is, the (approximately) four out of five gay men who are HIV-negative -- who rarely initiate conversations about HIV.

    27 February 2013 | Huffington Post (blog)

  • Saving Safe Sex: An Interview With Richard Berkowitz

    The writer of the first safer sex manifesto for gay men talks about PrEP, gay culture and the profile documentary Sex Positive.

    19 February 2013 | Huffington Post (blog)

  • NICE briefing on behaviour change

    NICE's public health briefing on behaviour change summarises NICE's recommendations for local authorities and partner organisations on general principles that should be used when considering the commissioning, planning, content and evaluation of initiatives to support behaviour change at both individual and community-wide levels.

    14 February 2013 | National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)

  • Inside the Coalition's controversial 'Nudge Unit'

    Deep inside Whitehall, psychologists are finding ways to make you insulate your loft, pay your taxes, and even quit smoking. Is the Coalition's controversial 'Nudge Unit' finally paying off?

    12 February 2013 | The Telegraph

  • Social media may prove useful in prevention of HIV, STDs, study shows

    Facebook and other social networking technologies could serve as effective tools for preventing HIV infection among at-risk groups, new UCLA research suggests.

    08 February 2013 | UCLA press release

  • The blame game that is taking Uganda back to ABC

    President Museveni has continuously blamed increasing HIV prevalence in Uganda on non-governmental organisations’ promotion of condom use, sex work and circumcision. “There are so many conflicting messages” observes Mr. Museveni.

    06 February 2013 | Key Correspondents

  • Study finds incentive price for reducing HIV risk in Mexico

    With a goal to reduce HIV risk behaviors, researchers investigated whether gay men and male sex workers in Mexico City would participate in a conditional cash transfer program that encourages HIV prevention education and regular testing. A new study in the European Journal of Health Economics reports the price that would get more than 75 percent participation: $288 a year.

    05 February 2013 | Eurekalert Medicine & Health
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