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Poor adherence to HIV PEP after sexual assault

Adherence to HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) among victims of sexual assault is poor, according to the results of a meta-analysis and systematic literature review published in Sexually

Published
16 March 2012
By
Michael Carter
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Post-Exposure Prophylaxis, the World’s Most Outdated HIV Guidelines, and What To Do About Them

Every time I cover HIV prevention in a lecture, it’s always kind of embarrassing to cite the “official” post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) guidelines.

Published
06 March 2012
From
Journal Watch
PEP
Raltegravir/Truvada HIV PEP regimen well tolerated with no infections after its use

Raltegravir could have a “useful” role in HIV post-exposure prophylaxis, according to investigators from the US writing in the online edition of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency

Published
31 January 2012
By
Michael Carter
PEP
PEP guidelines for the UK revised to take account of undetectable viral load

New UK guidelines for the use of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) following sexual exposure have been published in the December issue of the International Journal of STD and AIDS.

Published
21 December 2011
By
Roger Pebody
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Ongoing risk behaviour likely cause of high HIV incidence rate among gay men treated with PEP

HIV incidence is high among gay men who use post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), investigators from Amsterdam report in the online edition of AIDS. Overall, users of PEP were

Published
20 December 2011
By
Michael Carter
Women
KENYA: Sexual violence still a major urban threat

Reports of gender-based violence are on the rise in Kenya's cities, and experts say the police must improve their handling of cases of sexual assault to build public trust in the security and justice systems. 

Published
26 October 2011
From
IRIN Plus News
Young people
Brown signs bill letting California minors get STD vaccine

Gov. Jerry Brown has waded into the national debate over child vaccinations for sexually transmitted diseases, signing into law a bill allowing children as young as 12 to get vaccinated without their parents' consent.

Published
09 October 2011
From
Sacramento Bee
PrEP
'Less education' associated with PrEP and PEP use: only one in five gay men yet aware of PrEP

A survey (Mansergh) of 454 HIV-negative gay men in four US cities (New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco) has found that men with lower educational attainment

Published
16 September 2011
By
Gus Cairns
PEP
Michigan tells poor patients needing PEP: pay for it yourselves

The Michigan Department of Community Health says that Michigan residents without insurance or cash to pay the $1,000 tab for a one month prescription to prevent infection with HIV after an exposure are on their own in finding ways to pay for the drugs.

Published
23 June 2011
From
Michigan Messenger
PEP
Intensive and targeted PEP counselling leads to less risky sex afterwards, fewer HIV infections

People at higher risk of HIV infection who take post-exposure prophylaxis benefit from an intensive programme of risk reduction counselling, American researchers report in the 1 July

Published
21 June 2011
By
Roger Pebody
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