Tailored combination prevention packages and PrEP for young key populations.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Young key populations, defined in this article as men who have sex with men, transgender persons, people who sell sex and people who inject drugs, are at particularly high risk for HIV. Due to the often marginalized and sometimes criminalized status of young people who identify as members of key populations, there is a need for HIV prevention packages that account for the unique and challenging circumstances they face. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is likely to become an important element of combination prevention for many young key populations.

Objective

In this paper, we discuss important challenges to HIV prevention among young key populations, identify key components of a tailored combination prevention package for this population and examine the role of P

SUBMITTER: Pettifor A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4344537 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature