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. 2008 May 9;320(5877):749-50.
doi: 10.1126/science.1153843.

Public health. Reassessing HIV prevention

Malcolm Potts  1 , Daniel T Halperin, Douglas Kirby, Ann Swidler, Elliot Marseille, Jeffrey D Klausner, Norman Hearst, Richard G Wamai, James G Kahn, Julia Walsh
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Public health. Reassessing HIV prevention

Malcolm Potts et al. Science. .

Abstract

The largest investments in AIDS prevention targeted to the general population are being made in interventions where the evidence for large-scale impact is uncertain.

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UNAIDS resource allocation estimates to achieve “universal access” to HIV prevention by 2010 (in millions of U.S. dollars). Although interventions for high-risk populations are crucial, resource allocation recommended by UNAIDS is too small for those approaches likely to have a major impact on generalized heterosexual epidemics. (And much of the funding for categories such as “high-risk populations” would actually go for interventions like condom promotion.)
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Comment in

  • Tailoring AIDS prevention.
    De Lay PR. De Lay PR. Science. 2008 Sep 19;321(5896):1631. doi: 10.1126/science.321.5896.1631a. Science. 2008. PMID: 18801980 No abstract available.
  • HIV testing for whole populations.
    Prince AM. Prince AM. Science. 2008 Sep 19;321(5896):1631-4; author reply 1631-4. doi: 10.1126/science.321.5896.1631b. Science. 2008. PMID: 18801981 No abstract available.

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