HIV incidence after pre-exposure prophylaxis initiation among women and men at elevated HIV risk: A population-based study in rural Kenya and Uganda

/ / Faculty Research in Africa, Research

UC BERKELEY AUTHORS: Maya L Petersen

DATE OF PUBLICATION: February 2021

REGION: East Africa

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003492

SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly effective for HIV prevention, but data are limited on HIV incidence among PrEP users in generalized epidemic settings, particularly outside of selected risk groups. We performed a population-based PrEP study in rural Kenya and Uganda and sought to evaluate both changes in HIV incidence and clinical and virologic outcomes following seroconversion on PrEP.

ACCESS: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33561143/