BookLisa A. Eaton, Seth C. Kalichman, editors.
Summary: Three decades into the epidemic, a great deal is known about HIV and its transmission, more people are living with the disease, and the virus is no longer seen as a death sentence. But new people continue to be infected with HIV each year, making prevention strategies that are medically effective and behaviorally engaging as urgent a priority as ever. Biomedical Advances in HIV Prevention: Social and Behavioral Perspectives assembles the latest improvements, barriers to implementation, and possibilities for--and challenges to--future progress. Innovations such as pre-exposure prophylaxis (antiretroviral regimens for the high-risk uninfected) and treatment as prevention (early use of ART to reduce infectiousness of new patients) are examined, as are current findings on ongoing prevention and treatment concerns. Contributors illuminate the complex realities entailing adherence, pointing out technological, behavioral, and cultural roadblocks as well as opportunities to significantly reduce infection rates.
Contents:
Part I: Advances in HIV Prevention Technologies
Advances, Promises, and Challenges in HIV Prevention
Translating Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Evidence into Practice and Public Health Impact
Prevention Services with Persons Living with HIV
Advocating for Rectal Microbicides and Safe Lubricants
Part II: Behavioral Challenges and Opportunities
Adherence to HIV Treatment as Prevention and Preexposure Prophylaxis
Risk Compensation in Response to HIV Prevention
Mental Health and Substance Use in the Scale-Up of HIV Prevention
Substance Use Treatment in the Era of New HIV Prevention Technologies
Part III: Global Perspectives
Revolution or Evolution? What Can Approaches Based on the Use of Antiretroviral Drugs Contribute to HIV Prevention in Gay Communities in High-Income Countries?
Implementing Biomedical HIV Prevention Advances in Uganda
Implementing Biomedical HIV Prevention Advances in Thailand
Implementing Biomedical HIV Prevention Advances in Ecuador and Peru.