ReviewCurrent opinion in HIV and AIDS2016
Current concepts for PrEP adherence in the PrEP revolution: from clinical trials to routine practice.
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119 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Performance of Adherence Measures for Oral, Tenofovir-Based HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis: A Systematic Review.AIDS and behavior · 2025Pooled it
- Oral preexposure prophylaxis continuation, measurement and reporting.AIDS (London, England) · 2020Pooled it
- Antiretroviral Concentration in Hair as a Measure for Antiretroviral Medication Adherence: A Systematic Review of Global Literature.AIDS and behavior · 2020Pooled it
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- Pharmacologic Drug Detection and Self-Reported Adherence in the HPTN069/ACTG5305 Phase II PrEP Trial.AIDS and behavior · 2024Trial
- Urine tenofovir testing for real-time PrEP adherence feedback: a qualitative study involving transgender women in Uganda.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2024Trial
- Women's experience receiving drug feedback and adherence counseling in MTN-025/HOPE - an HIV Prevention open-label trial of the Dapivirine Vaginal Ring.AIDS and behavior · 2022Trial
- Daily Oral Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Continuation Among Women from Durban, South Africa, Who Initiated PrEP as Standard of Care for HIV Prevention in a Clinical Trial.AIDS and behavior · 2022Trial
- Effect of HIV Self-Testing on PrEP Adherence Among Gender-Diverse Sex Workers in Uganda: A Randomized Trial.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2022Trial
- A qualitative exploration to understand barriers and facilitators to daily oral PrEP uptake and sustained adherence among HIV-negative women planning for or with pregnancy in rural Southwestern Uganda.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2022Trial
- HIV self-testing and oral pre-exposure prophylaxis are empowering for sex workers and their intimate partners: a qualitative study in Uganda.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2021Trial
- Individualized Adherence Benchmarks for HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis.AIDS research and human retroviruses · 2021Trial
- Effect of SMS reminders on PrEP adherence in young Kenyan women (MPYA study): a randomised controlled trial.The lancet. HIV · 2021Trial
- Youth-friendly services and a mobile phone application to promote adherence to pre-exposure prophylaxis among adolescent men who have sex with men and transgender women at-risk for HIV in Thailand: a randomized control trial.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2020Trial
- Short- and Long-Term Pharmacologic Measures of HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Use Among High-Risk Men Who Have Sex With Men in HPTN 067/ADAPT.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2019Trial
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- In Vitro Pharmacokinetic Properties of MK-2048, a Potent Drug Candidate for HIV Prevention.Viruses · 2026Article
- Retention of clients in HIV oral pre-exposure prophylaxis care in Engela, Namibia.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2025Article
- Interest in Long-Acting Preexposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Among Men at Risk for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Who Use Methamphetamine Participating in a Daily, Oral PrEP Adherence Trial in San Francisco, California.Open forum infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Remote pre-exposure prophylaxis adherence monitoring among young, Black men who have sex with men: a feasibility and acceptability pilot study.Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) · 2025Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewThe review describes the current understanding of adherence to oral preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP), methods for adherence measurement, approaches to supporting PrEP adherence, and guidance for defining PrEP adherence goals within the larger context of HIV prevention. RECENT
findingsPrEP adherence has generally been higher in recent trials, open-label extensions, and demonstration projects compared with the initial clinical trials; potential explanations include known PrEP efficacy and different motivations to take PrEP. Recent studies have explored adherence monitoring through electronic pill containers, short message service (SMS), and drug concentrations in hair and dried blood spots. The few PrEP adherence interventions developed to date include combinations of enhanced counseling, feedback of objective adherence measurement, and SMS. Conceptualization of PrEP adherence is evolving. The goal is not 100% adherence indefinitely, as it was in clinical trials. PrEP adherence should be defined with respect to HIV exposure, which varies over time by sexual behavior and use of other prevention strategies. SUMMARY: PrEP adherence beyond clinical trials has generally been high enough to achieve reliable HIV prevention. Future efforts to measure and support PrEP adherence should focus on the context of risk for HIV acquisition, accounting for dynamic behaviors and choices among HIV prevention options.
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