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. 2015 Mar;2(1):11-3.
doi: 10.1089/lgbt.2014.0086. Epub 2015 Jan 22.

Ensuring the Ethical Implementation of the New World Health Organization Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Recommendations for Men Who Have Sex with Men

Kavita Shah Arora  1   2 , Carl G Streed Jr  3
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Ensuring the Ethical Implementation of the New World Health Organization Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Recommendations for Men Who Have Sex with Men

Kavita Shah Arora et al. LGBT Health. 2015 Mar.

Abstract

The World Health Organization's (WHO) new recommendation to encourage pre-exposure prophylaxis in men who have sex with men (MSM) is an important step towards eradicating the HIV epidemic. However, the ethical issues of stigma, privacy and confidentiality, and access must be addressed in order to ensure the optimal implementation of this important recommendation.

Keywords: HIV; anti-retroviral; men who have sex with men (MSM); pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).

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