Models encompassing various scenarios have produced encouraging results: millions of HIV infections could be averted and the incidence of HIV significantly decreased through the introduction of microbicides or oral pre-exposure prophylaxis. Modeling studies will be needed to assess the potential contributions of these methods to combinations of HIV prevention methods in different settings.
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand, Boston University, Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Research Institute, International Partnership for Microbicides
Published in BMJ Infectious Diseases, this article reports on a modeling study that used the results of the CAPRISA 004 trial of tenofovir gel to...