Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Hiv Prevention

HIV prevention encompasses the strategies, interventions, and behaviors used to stop the transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus, which attacks the immune system and, if untreated, can progress to AIDS. Prevention is a cornerstone of the global public health response to HIV and combines biomedical, behavior…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 53× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2994-6743 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

HIV prevention encompasses the strategies, interventions, and behaviors used to stop the transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus, which attacks the immune system and, if untreated, can progress to AIDS. Prevention is a cornerstone of the global public health response to HIV and combines biomedical, behavioral, and structural approaches. Biomedical measures include antiretroviral therapy that reduces viral load and onward transmission, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), and condom use; behavioral approaches focus on education, awareness, risk-reduction counseling, and changing sexual behaviors; and structural approaches address access to care, stigma, and disclosure. Key aspects of the topic include reaching adolescents and other vulnerable or high-risk populations, improving adherence to preventive medication, the knowledge and practices of both communities and healthcare workers, and the design and conduct of prevention research itself. The journal publishes work across these dimensions, including risk-reduction interventions for in-school adolescents, the psychosocial characteristics of people living with HIV who can act as prevention change agents, healthcare-worker attitudes toward PrEP availability, predictors of PrEP adherence among female sex workers, recruitment and retention strategies in HIV prevention studies, factors influencing HIV status disclosure, and the role of behavioral factors such as condom use among young people. Together these studies illustrate the multilevel nature of HIV prevention across clinical, behavioral, and community settings.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 53 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (ISSN 2994-6743).

Journal editorial board
Jennifer Cunningham-Erves · United States Bassem Refaat · Saudi Arabia Andrea Palicelli · Italy

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