Condom use in Brazil: An overview of the academic production on HIV/AIDS prevention (2007-2011)

Factors Associated With the Consistent Use of the Male Condom Among Women Living With Hiv/Aids

“…13 However, black American women were successful in discussing HIV testing with partners and an increase in trust between the couple was noted. 19 Training aimed at partner communication skills in HIV-based HIV prevention interventions can increase the frequency of condom communication and use among populations at risk of HIV infection. 17 Among African American women, consistent condom use was predicted by the following variables: greater awareness of the relevance of condom negotiation, less fear of negotiating condom use, and having talked to sexual partners about prevention.…”

“…10 In this sense, strong global investment in new approaches to biomedical HIV prevention, such as microbicides, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), test and treat, treatment as prevention and vaccines, becomes plausible as new approaches to prevention are adopted as integrated tools for the strategy to promote the use of condoms in HIV/aids prevention policies with a broad population reach. 19 With the expansion of HIV prevention methods, a combination of methods is necessary to achieve the 90,90, 90 target proposed by the United Nations Program on HIV/aids (UNAIDS) for 2020. In this scenario, as a means to achieve this target, UNAIDS has established the importance of keeping viral load undetectable, which is already being adopted in countries with higher incomes, in order to reduce the risk of HIV transmission.…”