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Person-centered HIV PrEP for cisgender women

Nature Medicine volume 29, pages 2707–2708 (2023)Cite this article

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Two modelling studies offer compelling evidence that less-than-perfect adherence to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis can still provide reasonable protection for cisgender women — providing optimism for a more person-centered approach and lower discontinuation rates.

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Acknowledgements

M.S. is a National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) global research professor (NIHR 301634) and receives funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) (INV-033650); US National Institute of Health (NIH) (5R01MH114560-03); and the Wellcome Trust (082384/Z/07/Z). F.C. and M.S. receive funding from Wellcome Trust (214280/z/18/Z). F.C. also receives funding from BMGF (OPP1136774). N.C. is supported by a NIHR and Wellcome Trust International Training fellowship (224309/Z/21/Z).

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  1. Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI), Mtubatuba, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Maryam Shahmanesh & Natsayi Chimbindi

  2. Institute for Global Health, University College London (UCL), London, UK

    Maryam Shahmanesh & Natsayi Chimbindi

  3. University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), Durban, South Africa

    Maryam Shahmanesh & Natsayi Chimbindi

  4. Centre for Sexual Health and HIV AIDS Research (CeSHHAR), Harare, Zimbabwe

    Frances M. Cowan

  5. Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), Liverpool, UK

    Frances M. Cowan

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Shahmanesh, M., Chimbindi, N. & Cowan, F.M. Person-centered HIV PrEP for cisgender women. Nat Med 29, 2707–2708 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02618-8

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