Welcome to the 69th issue of HIV This Week! In this issue, we cover men who have sex with men (time to act: an innovative study in Malawi, Namibia, and Botswana links HIV and human rights abuses; does anal human papilloma virus infection increase risk for HIV acquisition?; sex drugs and HIV risk: effects beyond [...]
Baral S, Trapence G, Motimedi F, Umar E, Iipinge S, Dausab F, Beyrer C. HIV prevalence, risks for HIV infection, and human rights among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Malawi, Namibia, and Botswana. PLoS ONE. 2009;4(3):e4997.
In the generalized epidemics of HIV in southern sub-Saharan Africa, men who have sex with men [...]
Saxena BB, Han YA, Fu D, Rathnam P, Singh M, Laurence J, Lerner S. Sustained release of microbicides by newly engineered vaginal rings. AIDS. 2009 May;23(8):917-22.
An effective vaginal microbicide against sexual HIV transmission remains elusive, with requirements for adherence to appropriate application of effective, nontoxic products being a major deterrent. Saxena and colleagues explored methods [...]
Exner TM, Mantell JE, Adeokun LA, Udoh IA, Ladipo OA, Delano GE, Faleye J, Akinpelu K. Mobilizing men as partners: the results of an intervention to increase dual protection among Nigerian men. Health Educ Res. 2009 Apr 9. [Epub ahead of print]
This quasi-experimental, proof-of-concept study evaluated the effects of an intervention designed to help [...]
Bärnighausen T, Tanser F, Newell ML. Lack of a Decline in HIV Incidence in a Rural Community with High HIV Prevalence in South Africa, 2003-2007. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2009 Apr;25(4):405-9.
To understand the dynamics of the HIV epidemic and to plan HIV treatment and prevention programs, it is critical to know how HIV incidence in [...]
Varma JK, Nateniyom S, Akksilp S, Mankattitham W, Sirinak C, Sattayawuthipong W, Burapat C, Kittikraisak W, Monkongdee P, Cain KP, Wells CD, Tappero JW. HIV care and treatment factors associated with improved survival during TB treatment in Thailand: an observational study. BMC Infect Dis. 2009 Apr;9:42.
In Southeast Asia, HIV-infected patients frequently die during tuberculosis treatment. [...]
Kiggundu V, Watya S, Kigozi G, Serwadda D, Nalugoda F, Buwembo D, Settuba A, Anyokorit M, Nkale J, Kighoma N, Ssempijja V, Wawer M, Gray RH. The number of procedures required to achieve optimal competency with male circumcision: findings from a randomized trial in Rakai, Uganda. BJU Int. 2009 Apr 17. [Epub ahead of print] [...]
Mitsuyasu RT, Merigan TC, Carr A, Zack JA, Winters MA, Workman C, Bloch M, Lalezari J, Becker S, Thornton L, Akil B, Khanlou H, Finlayson R, McFarlane R, Smith DE, Garsia R, Ma D, Law M, Murray JM, von Kalle C, Ely JA, Patino SM, Knop AE, Wong P, Todd AV, Haughton M, Fuery C, [...]
Van der Borght SF, Clevenbergh P, Rijckborst H, Nsalou P, Onyia N, Lange JM, de Wit TF, Van der Loeff MF. Mortality and morbidity among HIV type-1-infected patients during the first 5 years of a multicountry HIV workplace programme in Africa. Antivir Ther. 2009;14(1):63-74.
Van der Borght and colleagues aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of [...]
Attia S, Egger M, Müller M, Zwahlen M, Low N. Sexual transmission of HIV according to viral load and antiretroviral therapy: systematic review and meta-analysis. AIDS. 2009 Apr 17. [Epub ahead of print]
Attia and colleagues aimed to synthesize the evidence on the risk of HIV transmission through unprotected sexual intercourse according to viral load [...]
Winskell K, Enger D. A new way of perceiving the pandemic: the findings from a participatory research process on young Africans’ stories about HIV/AIDS. Cult Health Sex. 2009 May;11(4):453-67.
This paper presents the findings, shares the methodology, and outlines the benefits of a multi-country participatory research process on a unique data source: stories about HIV [...]
Vamvakas EC. Scientific background on the risk engendered by reducing the lifetime blood donation deferral period for men who have sex with men. Transfus Med Rev. 2009 Apr;23(2):85-102.
The lifetime deferral for men who have sex with men has not been harmonized with the 12-month deferral for similar-risk activities through heterosexual contacts. This occurs primarily [...]
Amon JJ, Kasambala T. Structural barriers and human rights related to HIV prevention and treatment in Zimbabwe. Glob Public Health. 2009 Mar 26:1-17. [Epub ahead of print]
There has long been recognition that individual risk factors can only partially explain vulnerability to HIV infection, and that a broader range of socioeconomic, cultural and political factors [...]
