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“I Did Not Want to Give Birth to a Child Who has HIV”: Experiences Using PrEP During Pregnancy Among HIV-Uninfected Kenyan Women in HIV-Serodiscordant Couples by Pintye, Jillian, Beima-Sofie, Kristin M, Kimemia, Grace, Ngure, Kenneth, Trinidad, Susan Brown, Heffron, Renee A, Baeten, Jared M, Odoyo, Josephine, Mugo, Nelly, Bukusi, Elizabeth A, Kelley, Maureen C, John-Stewart, Grace C

“…OBJECTIVES:The perceptions, motivations, and beliefs of HIV-uninfected women about pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use during pregnancy can influence its…”
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Adolescent girls and young women's PrEP-user journey during an implementation science study in South Africa and Kenya by Rousseau, Elzette, Katz, Ariana W K, O'Rourke, Shannon, Bekker, Linda-Gail, Delany-Moretlwe, Sinead, Bukusi, Elizabeth, Travill, Danielle, Omollo, Victor, Morton, Jennifer F, O'Malley, Gabrielle, Haberer, Jessica E, Heffron, Renee, Johnson, Rachel, Celum, Connie, Baeten, Jared M, van der Straten, Ariane

“…Successful scale-up of PrEP for HIV prevention in African adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) requires integration of PrEP into young women's everyday…”
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Use of hormonal contraceptives and risk of HIV-1 transmission: a prospective cohort study by Heffron, Renee, MPH, Donnell, Deborah, PhD, Rees, Helen, Prof, Celum, Connie, Prof, Mugo, Nelly, MBChB, Were, Edwin, MBChB, de Bruyn, Guy, MBBCh, Nakku-Joloba, Edith, MBChB, Ngure, Kenneth, MPH, Kiarie, James, MBChB, Coombs, Robert W, Prof, Baeten, Jared M, MD

“…Summary Background Hormonal contraceptives are used widely but their effects on HIV-1 risk are unclear. We aimed to assess the association between hormonal…”
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Integrated Delivery of Antiretroviral Treatment and Pre-exposure Prophylaxis to HIV-1-Serodiscordant Couples: A Prospective Implementation Study in Kenya and Uganda by Baeten, Jared M, Heffron, Renee, Kidoguchi, Lara, Mugo, Nelly R, Katabira, Elly, Bukusi, Elizabeth A, Asiimwe, Stephen, Haberer, Jessica E, Morton, Jennifer, Ngure, Kenneth, Bulya, Nulu, Odoyo, Josephine, Tindimwebwa, Edna, Hendrix, Craig, Marzinke, Mark A, Ware, Norma C, Wyatt, Monique A, Morrison, Susan, Haugen, Harald, Mujugira, Andrew, Donnell, Deborah, Celum, Connie

“…Antiretroviral-based interventions for HIV-1 prevention, including antiretroviral therapy (ART) to reduce the infectiousness of HIV-1 infected persons and…”
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A Risk Assessment Tool for Identifying Pregnant and Postpartum Women Who May Benefit From Preexposure Prophylaxis by Pintye, Jillian, Drake, Alison L., Kinuthia, John, Unger, Jennifer A., Matemo, Daniel, Heffron, Renee A., Barnabas, Ruanne V., Kohler, Pamela, McClelland, R. Scott, John-Stewart, Grace

“…Background. A human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) risk assessment tool for pregnant women could identify women who would most benefit from preexposure…”
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High HIV incidence among young women in South Africa: Data from a large prospective study by Palanee-Phillips, Thesla, Rees, Helen V, Heller, Kate B, Ahmed, Khatija, Batting, Joanne, Beesham, Ivana, Heffron, Renee, Justman, Jessica, Makkan, Heeran, Mastro, Timothy D, Morrison, Susan A, Mugo, Nelly, Nair, Gonasagrie, Kiarie, James, Philip, Neena M, Pleaner, Melanie, Reddy, Krishnaveni, Selepe, Pearl, Steyn, Petrus S, Scoville, Caitlin W, Smit, Jenni, Thomas, Katherine K, Donnell, Deborah, Baeten, Jared M

“…South Africa has the highest national burden of HIV globally. Understanding drivers of HIV acquisition in recently completed, prospective studies in which HIV…”
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Hormonal contraception and the risk of HIV acquisition: an individual participant data meta-analysis by Morrison, Charles S, Chen, Pai-Lien, Kwok, Cynthia, Baeten, Jared M, Brown, Joelle, Crook, Angela M, Van Damme, Lut, Delany-Moretlwe, Sinead, Francis, Suzanna C, Friedland, Barbara A, Hayes, Richard J, Heffron, Renee, Kapiga, Saidi, Karim, Quarraisha Abdool, Karpoff, Stephanie, Kaul, Rupert, McClelland, R Scott, McCormack, Sheena, McGrath, Nuala, Myer, Landon, Rees, Helen, van der Straten, Ariane, Watson-Jones, Deborah, van de Wijgert, Janneke H H M, Stalter, Randy, Low, Nicola

“…Observational studies of a putative association between hormonal contraception (HC) and HIV acquisition have produced conflicting results. We conducted an…”
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Knowledge and barriers of PrEP delivery among diverse groups of potential PrEP users in Central Uganda by Muwonge, Timothy R, Nsubuga, Rogers, Brown, Charles, Nakyanzi, Agnes, Bagaya, Monica, Bambia, Felix, Katabira, Elly, Kyambadde, Peter, Baeten, Jared M, Heffron, Renee, Celum, Connie, Mujugira, Andrew, Haberer, Jessica E

“…Scale-up of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention in Uganda began with serodiscordant couples (SDC) and has expanded to other most at-risk…”
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An empiric tool to identify Kenyans living with HIV who will have unsuppressed viremia 18 months following treatment initiation to guide differentiated care models by Njuguna, Njambi, Mugo, Nelly, Anzala, Omu, Mureithi, Marianne, Irungu, Elizabeth, Wamicwe, Joyce, Baeten, Jared M, Heffron, Renee

“…Background With the global push towards universal access to Antiretroviral Treatment (ART), patient numbers are increasing, further straining already…”
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Maternal Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Use During Pregnancy Is Not Associated With Adverse Perinatal Outcomes Among HIV-infected East African Women: A Prospective Study by Pintye, Jillian, Baeten, Jared M., Celum, Connie, Mugo, Nelly, Ngure, Kenneth, Were, Edwin, Bukusi, Elizabeth A., John-Stewart, Grace, Heffron, Renee A.

“…In women who used 3-drug antiretroviral therapy (ART) during pregnancy, exposure to prenatal tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) was not associated with…”
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Post-trial access to and use of pre-exposure prophylaxis in Durban, South Africa by Beesham, Ivana, Milford, Cecilia, Smit, Jenni, Joseph Davey, Dvora L, Baeten, Jared M, Heffron, Renee, Beksinska, Mags, Mansoor, Leila E

“…HIV endpoint-driven clinical trials increasingly provide oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as standard of prevention during the trial, however, among…”
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HIV-Uninfected Kenyan Adolescent and Young Women Share Perspectives on Using Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis During Pregnancy by Pintye, Jillian, Beima-Sofie, Kristin M, Makabong'O, Pamela A, Njoroge, Anne, Trinidad, Susan Brown, Heffron, Renee A, Baeten, Jared M, Celum, Connie, Matemo, Daniel, Kinuthia, John, Kelley, Maureen C, John-Stewart, Grace C

“…To optimize scale-up of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for pregnant women at risk of HIV in high HIV burden settings, implementation strategies must be…”
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Optimal uses of antiretrovirals for prevention in HIV-1 serodiscordant heterosexual couples in South Africa: a modelling study by Hallett, Timothy B, Baeten, Jared M, Heffron, Renee, Barnabas, Ruanne, de Bruyn, Guy, Cremin, Íde, Delany, Sinead, Garnett, Geoffrey P, Gray, Glenda, Johnson, Leigh, McIntyre, James, Rees, Helen, Celum, Connie

“…Antiretrovirals have substantial promise for HIV-1 prevention, either as antiretroviral treatment (ART) for HIV-1-infected persons to reduce infectiousness, or…”
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Depression and PrEP uptake, interruption, and adherence among young women in Uganda by Zia, Yasaman, Nambala, Lydia, Stalter, Randy M., Muwonge, Timothy R., Ssebuliba, Timothy, Nakyanzi, Agnes, Nampewo, Olivia, Boyer, Jade, Morrison, Susan, Nsubuga, Rogers, Bagaya, Monica, Nyanzi, Robert, Matovu, Flavia, Yin, Michael, Wyatt, Christina, Mujugira, Andrew, Heffron, Renee

“…Depression is a common cause of morbidity globally and can impact adherence to medications, posing challenges to medication-based HIV prevention. The…”
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Feasibility and acceptability of peer-delivered HIV self-testing and PrEP for young women in Kampala, Uganda by Nakalega, Rita, Mukiza, Nelson, Menge, Robert, Kizito, Samuel, Babirye, Juliet Allen, Kuteesa, Cynthia Ndikuno, Mawanda, Denis, Mulumba, Emmie, Nabukeera, Josephine, Ggita, Joseph, Nakanjako, Lydia, Akello, Carolyne, Mirembe, Brenda Gati, Lukyamuzi, Zubair, Nakaye, Catherine, Kataike, Hajira, Maena, Joel, Etima, Juliane, Nabunya, Hadijah Kalule, Biira, Florence, Nagawa, Christine, Heffron, Renee, Celum, Connie, Gandhi, Monica, Mujugira, Andrew

“…Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) account for 29% of new HIV infections in Uganda despite representing just 10% of the population. Peer support improves…”
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Copper intrauterine device increases vaginal concentrations of inflammatory anaerobes and depletes lactobacilli compared to hormonal options in a randomized trial by Brown, Bryan P., Feng, Colin, Tanko, Ramla F., Jaumdally, Shameem Z., Bunjun, Rubina, Dabee, Smritee, Happel, Anna-Ursula, Gasper, Melanie, Nyangahu, Donald D., Onono, Maricianah, Nair, Gonasagrie, Palanee-Phillips, Thesla, Scoville, Caitlin W., Heller, Kate, Baeten, Jared M., Bosinger, Steven E., Burgener, Adam, Passmore, Jo-Ann S., Heffron, Renee, Jaspan, Heather B.

“…Effective contraceptives are a global health imperative for reproductive-aged women. However, there remains a lack of rigorous data regarding the effects of…”
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The pathway to delivering injectable CAB for HIV prevention: strategies from global PrEP leaders leveraging an adapted version of the Intervention Scalability Assessment Tool (ISAT) by Violette, Lauren R, Zewdie, Kidist, Gitahi, Nyawira, Beima-Sofie, Kristin, Heffron, Renee

“…Longer-acting cabotegravir (CAB) is a novel, safe, and efficacious pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention. As we near a time for CAB scale-up, the…”
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Vaginal microbiome-hormonal contraceptive interactions associate with the mucosal proteome and HIV acquisition by Noël-Romas, Laura, Perner, Michelle, Molatlhegi, Refilwe, Farr Zuend, Christina, Mabhula, Amanda, Hoger, Sarah, Lamont, Alana, Birse, Kenzie, Berard, Alicia, McCorrister, Stuart, Westmacott, Garett, Leslie, Al, Poliquin, Vanessa, Heffron, Renee, McKinnon, Lyle R, Burgener, Adam D

“…Alterations to the mucosal environment of the female genital tract, such as genital inflammation, have been associated with increased HIV acquisition in women…”
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Adherence to recommendations for ART and targeted PrEP use among HIV serodiscordant couples in East Africa: the "PrEP as a bridge to ART" strategy by Musinguzi, Nicholas, Kidoguchi, Lara, Mugo, Nelly R, Ngure, Kenneth, Katabira, Elly, Celum, Connie L, Baeten, Jared M, Heffron, Renee, Haberer, Jessica E

“…PrEP use should be aligned with periods of risk for HIV acquisition. For HIV serodiscordant couples, PrEP can be used as a bridge until the partner living with…”
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"Gender-based Violence (GBV) and HIV, they are like sister and brother": barriers and facilitators to GBV screening and referral in public HIV treatment settings in Uganda by Thomas, Dorothy, Nalumansi, Alisaati, Reichman, Mira, Metitiri, Mine, Kamusiime, Brenda, Kasiita, Vicent, Nalukwago, Grace K, Kibuuka, Joseph, Nakabugo, Lylianne, Nambi, Florence, Muwonge, Timothy, Simoni, Jane, Montgomery, Elizabeth T, Ware, Norma, Wyatt, Monique A, Mujugira, Andrew, Heffron, Renee

“…People living with HIV are vulnerable to gender-based violence (GBV), which can negatively impact HIV treatment outcomes. National guidelines in Uganda…”
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