Treatment And Prevention for female Sex workers in South Africa: protocol for the TAPS Demonstration Project.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Updated guidelines from the WHO recommend antiretroviral treatment for adults with HIV at any CD4 count and daily oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for people at substantial risk of HIV infection. However, implementation challenges may hinder the ability of programmes to translate these recommendations into successful practice. This demonstration project is the first to integrate PrEP and immediate treatment (ITx) for female sex workers (FSWs) in South Africa to answer operational research questions.

Methods and analysis

This is a prospective cohort study where the main outcome is retention at 12 months. The study population is recruited into two arms across two urban sites: (1) PrEP for HIV-negative FSWs (n=400) and (2) ITx for HIV-positive FSWs with CD4 gre

SUBMITTER: Gomez GB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5051507 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature