The Role of HIV Providers in Secondary HIV Prevention

  • Author: W. David Hardy, MD (More Info)
  • Editors in Chief: Daniel R. Kuritzkes, MD; Joseph J. Eron, Jr., MD
  • Last Reviewed: 5/16/18 (What's New)

Summary

  • Sex-specific prevention interventions may be more effective than nonspecific interventions in women with HIV[Hirsch 2007]
  • Group-based interventions have been shown to reduce risk behavior in this population[Wingood 2004]

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Keywords: HIV and Older Patients, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Women

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