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Over 1 million persons in the US are living with HIV/AIDS. Advances in the early diagnosis, treatment and care of HIV+ persons have helped many people enjoy increased health and longer life. Some HIV+ persons have experienced a renewed interest in sexual or drug-using activity. This can place them at risk for acquiring additional STD infections and for transmitting HIV to their uninfected partners. Many HIV+ persons, therefore, require programs to help them stay safe. Most HIV+ persons are concerned about not infecting others and make efforts to prevent transmission. However, a significant percentage of HIV+ persons struggle with prevention: from 20-50% of HIV+ persons report unprotected sex with partners who are HIV- or whose HIV status they do not know. For many HIV+ persons, the same structural, inter-personal and behavioral challenges that put them at risk for HIV persist beyond their HIV diagnosis and play a role in their inability to prevent HIV transmission. Prevention with HIV+ persons may include education and skills building interventions, efforts to test more persons who are HIV+ but do not know their status, support and testing for partners of HIV+ persons and integrating prevention into routine medical care.

Research & Resources

This brochure lists CAPS/PRC research focusing on HIV testing and helpful resources produced by CAPS/PRC. You might use it to: 

• Stay up-to-date on research and learn what we found out from research
• Use the materials in trainings/presentations
• Advocate for services/funding
• Write grants
• Develop new or modify existing HIV prevention programs
• Evaluate current programs
• Connect with CAPS/PRC to develop new projects. Lead researchers (PIs) are listed for each study.

This brochure was prepared by the CAPS Community Engagement (CE) Core, which is previously known as the Technology and Information Exchange (TIE) Core.

Acronyms

MSM: Men who have sex with men
PI: Principal Investigator (lead researcher on the study)
CO-I: Co-Investigator (contributing researcher or research partner)    
VCT: Voluntary counseling and testing

Download here: 2018%20National%20HIV%20Testing%20Day%20booklet.pdf