A longitudinal cohort study of HIV 'treatment as prevention' in gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men: the Treatment with Antiretrovirals and their Impact on Positive And Negative men (TAIPAN) study protocol.

Denton CallanderM StoovéA CarrJ F HoyK PetoumenosM HellardJ ElliotD J TempletonS LiawD P WilsonA GrulichD A CooperA PedranaB DonovanJ McMahonG PrestageM HoltC K FairleyN McKellar-StewartS RuthJ AsselinP KeenC CooperB AllanJ M KaldorR Guy

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2016)

This study will provide important information on whether 'treatment as prevention' is associated with a reduction in HIV incidence at a community level among gay and bisexual men.

Keyphrases

men who have sex with men
hiv testing
hiv positive
antiretroviral therapy
study protocol
south africa
randomized controlled trial
hiv infected
healthcare
risk factors
clinical trial
social media
open label