Treatment prevents sexual HIV transmission among gay men: Study via SABCNewsOnline
Individuals currently on ART must take medication almost every day for the rest of their lives and treatment is often disrupted for a variety of reasons.
Doctors did not find a single case of in-couple HIV transmission within that time, raising hopes that widespread ART programmes could eventually end new infections. Researchers estimate that ART prevented around 470 HIV transmissions within couples during the study period. The authors of the study noted several limitations, including that the average age of the HIV-negative men was 38. Most HIV transmissions occur in people aged under 25.
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