Lessons on PrEP from the SEARCH study in east Africa.

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

The trial behind it

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Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

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4. Shifting reasons for older men remaining uncircumcised: Findings from a pre- and post-demand creation intervention among men aged 25-39 years in western Kenya.PLOS global public health · 2024
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5. Impact and cost-effectiveness of the national scale-up of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among female sex workers in South Africa: a modelling analysis.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2023
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6. A qualitative study to explore daily versus on-demand oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in young people from South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe.PloS one · 2023
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7. Understanding PrEP Acceptability Among Priority Populations: Results from a Qualitative Study of Potential Users in Central Uganda.AIDS and behavior · 2022
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8. The case for prevention - Primary HIV prevention in the era of universal test and treat: A mathematical modeling study.EClinicalMedicine · 2022
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9. HIV PrEP is more than ART-lite: Longitudinal study of real-world PrEP services data identifies missing measures meaningful to HIV prevention programming.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2021
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10. Narrative sexual histories and perceptions of HIV risk among young women taking PrEP in southern Africa: Findings from a novel participatory method.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2021
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Corrections and comments

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  Uptake, engagement, and adherence to pre-exposure prophylaxis offered after population HIV testing in rural Kenya and Uganda: 72-week interim analysis of observational data from the SEARCH study.2020

Authors and funding

2 authors.

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Abstract

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