This fact sheet addresses the need for multipurpose prevention technologies and describes an MPT that the International Partnership for Microbicides...
The authors of this 12-page substantive review, published in the journal AIDS and Behavior, observe that optimizing and measuring adherence to study...
Dr. Salim Abdool Karim of CAPRISA announces the results of the CAPRISA 004 trial in this 70-minute video. The results, which showed proof-of-concept...
FHI 360, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Centers for Behavioral & Preventive Medicine of The Miriam Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Reprotect Inc., The Johns Hopkins University, Population Council
Correct, consistent use of study products and measurement of adherence to study regimens have emerged as critical challenges in the evaluation of HIV...
This final report for the Communicating about Microbicides with Women in Mind project was written to: 1) document the promise of vaginal microbicide...
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This final report for the Communicating about Microbicides with Women in Mind project was written to: 1) document the promise of vaginal microbicide...
The World Health Organization (WHO) provides guidance on the diagnosis of HIV infection, the use of antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing...
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...
The full scientific article, published in the journal Science, is available for the CAPRISA 004 trial. This double-blind, randomized controlled trial...
AVAC compiled this listing of key guidelines and laws on the ethical conduct of research, with a brief summary of each document and its contribution...
This two-page document outlines the response of the U.S. Agency for International Development to an unmet need for products that provide simultaneous...
This page provides links to articles or article abstracts from the FEM-PrEP trial of the effectiveness of pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention...
Global Reproductive Health Diaries presents the stories of real women in India, Ivory Coast, China, the USA, and Guatemala, illustrating the need for...
This 88-page document outlines good participatory practice (GPP) guidelines and systematic guidance on how trial funders, sponsors, and implementers...
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Based on findings from a gender analysis in Kenya, these advocacy tools can be used to raise awareness of key gender issues that need to be addressed...
Follow-on African Consortium for Tenofovir Studies
Tenofovir vaginal gel was not effective in preventing HIV among a large, diverse population of young South African women, reports this press release...
MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, MRC Clinical Trials Unit, Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
This article, published in the 1 February 2013 issue of the online journal Trials, reports on an assessment of the factors associated with consistent...
This manual provides guidance for conducting a gender analysis in a country preparing to introduce microbicides. A gender analysis can strengthen the...
Initiative for Multipurpose Prevention Technologies
This searchable database, maintained by the Initiative for Multipurpose Prevention Technologies (IMPT), includes the MPT products that are currently...
Initiative for Multipurpose Prevention Technologies
Multipurpose prevention technologies (MPTs) are defined and described in this fact sheet, which also explains how these technologies could save lives...
This press release discusses the decision to discontinue the tenofovir vaginal gel group in the VOICE (Vaginal and Oral Interventions to Control the...
Links are provided to information about MTN-017. The first Phase II trial of a rectal microbicide, MTN-017 found that a reduced-glycerin formulation...
Links are provided to information about the results and background of the HIV Open Label Prevention (HOPE) trial, a follow-on to the ASPIRE trial in...
This page on the International Partnership for Microbicides website describes the study design and summarizes the results of a study conducted among...
This report describes the process and outcomes of a systematic inquiry among key opinion leaders in Zimbabwe about program and policy considerations...
University of California at Los Angeles, University College London, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Asociación Civil Impacta Salud y Educación, Asociación Civil Selva Amazónica, Fundación Ecuatoriana Equidad
Published in the June 2014 issue of the American Journal of Public Health, this article reports on the results of a qualitative study conducted among...
This fact sheet assesses the current state of the science on the safety of lubricants for rectal use. It also summarizes the activities of a working...
In 2012 the Population Council organized a consultation on an operations research agenda as part of a larger initiative, funded by the US Agency for...
International Partnership for Microbicides, Microbicide Trials Network
The Ring Study and ASPIRE (A Study to Prevent Infection with a Ring for Extended Use) are described in this fact sheet. The two related trials showed...
CAPRISA 008, an open-label extension study of tenofovir vaginal gel with coitally related dosing, provided an opportunity to explore the relationship...
This page on the website of the International Partnership for Microbicides (IPM) provides information and links to resources about The Ring Study, a...
Published in the New England Journal of Medicine on December 1, 2016, this article reports on the results of A Study to Prevent Infection with a Ring...
University of Washington, Public Health Agency of Canada, University of Manitoba, CAPRISA, University of Cape Town, Columbia University, Karolinska Institute
This study, published in the journal Science, provides evidence linking vaginal bacteria to microbicide efficacy through tenofovir depletion via...
This summary document provides an overview of the WHO implementation tool for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) of HIV infection, which is designed to...
