London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (Krishnaratne, Hensen, Hargreaves); Emory University (Cordes); Nottingham University (Enstone)
"Much progress has been made in interventions to prevent HIV infection. However, development of evidence-informed prevention programmes that translate the efficacy of these strategies into population effect remain a challenge."
This paper reviews the available evidence for HIV prevention as reflected in systematic reviews of HIV prevention interventions published from January 1995 to July 2015, mapping the evidence base in line with the HIV prevention cascade, describing characteristics of interventions relevant to each area of the cascade, assessing the type of evidence available on these interventions, and identifying gaps and areas for future research. "As the cascade highlights, demand, supply, and use of interventions are all crucial domains to increases in uptake of and adherence to direct HIV prevention mechanisms." The below summary emphasises the communication-related findings from this research endeavour.
The Lancet Volume 3, No. 7, e307–e317, July 2016. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2352-3018(16)30038-8. Image caption/credit:"Close up of male circumcision flyer - Copyright: Michael Prince". The Lancet
