HIV PREVENTION

This study tested whether training people living with HIV to become prevention advocates in their communities could help stop the virus from spreading. Researchers worked with 210 HIV-positive individuals in Uganda, teaching them how to encourage safer sex and HIV testing among t…

This study tested whether offering HIV prevention medication (PrEP) through telehealth video appointments could help more people start and continue taking it. It focused on Black and Latino men who have sex with men, groups that often face barriers like transportation or stigma w…

This pilot study tested a new counseling approach to help HIV-negative pregnant women in Malawi make personal decisions about using daily medication (PrEP) or condoms to prevent HIV. Researchers compared the new counseling method, which involved a structured decision-making tool,…

This study tested whether video podcasts could be a practical way to deliver HIV prevention education to African American adults. Researchers created male and female-focused podcasts based on proven prevention programs and measured if they increased participants' confidence in us…

This study tested a program called 'Guerreiras' (Warrior Women) designed to help transgender women in São Paulo, Brazil, prevent HIV. The program used peer-led group sessions and one-on-one navigation to reduce stigma and encourage more HIV testing and use of prevention pills (Pr…

This study tested a new way to help more young women in Kenya start taking medication to prevent HIV. Researchers trained young women already using HIV prevention pills to refer their friends and provide them with at-home HIV test kits. They compared this enhanced peer support to…

This study tested whether combining HIV prevention medication (PrEP) with gender-affirming hormone therapy and peer health navigation would help transgender women start and stay on PrEP. 304 transgender women across the Americas were randomly assigned to receive this combined car…

This study aimed to understand what men at risk for HIV and their doctors think about a potential future prevention method: a long-acting implant placed under the skin. Researchers interviewed 69 people in Texas, including patients and physicians, to learn about their attitudes, …

This study explored whether analyzing the social media and text messages of young women in Kenya could help identify their risk for HIV and their prevention needs. Researchers collected six months of message data from 400 women and compared patterns in their communications with s…