Open AccessSexual Behaviors After PrEP Discontinuation Among HIV Serodiscordant Couples in Kenya and Uganda
Author(s) -
Randy M Stalter,
Kenneth Mugwanya,
Katherine K. Thomas,
Deborah Donnell,
Andrew Mujugira,
Kenneth Ngure,
Connie Celum,
Lara Kidoguchi,
Elizabeth A. Bukusi,
Jared M. Baeten,
Renee Heffron
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0000000000002434
Subject(s) - serodiscordant , discontinuation , medicine , demography , pre exposure prophylaxis , confidence interval , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , men who have sex with men , gynecology , antiretroviral therapy , obstetrics , family medicine , viral load , syphilis , sociology
A strategy of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) transitioning to treatment as prevention is highly efficacious and cost effective for prevention of HIV transmission within HIV serodiscordant couples. We assessed whether couples who adopted this strategy experienced changes in sexual behaviors after HIV-negative partners discontinued PrEP and transitioned to rely primarily on their partner's adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) for prevention.