2017
Expanded antiretroviral treatment, sexual networks, and condom use: Treatment as prevention unlikely to succeed without partner reduction among men who have sex with men in China
Lou J, Hu P, Qian HZ, Ruan Y, Jin Z, Xing H, Shao Y, Vermund SH. Expanded antiretroviral treatment, sexual networks, and condom use: Treatment as prevention unlikely to succeed without partner reduction among men who have sex with men in China. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0171295. PMID: 28406992, PMCID: PMC5390964, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCondom use increasesNew HIV infectionsMale sexual partnersPartner reductionCondom useSexual partnersHIV infectionBeijing MSMHIV new infectionsSexual behavioral changesAntiretroviral treatmentHIV testingHIV incidenceHIV prevalenceCombination interventionsSubstantial additional benefitNew infectionsUse increasesSexual networksInfectionMSMMenRisk reductionBehavioral changesTreatment
2014
Modeling the Impact on HIV Incidence of Combination Prevention Strategies among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Beijing, China
Lou J, Blevins M, Ruan Y, Vermund SH, Tang S, Webb GF, Shepherd BE, He X, Lu H, Shao Y, Qian HZ. Modeling the Impact on HIV Incidence of Combination Prevention Strategies among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Beijing, China. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e90985. PMID: 24626165, PMCID: PMC3953201, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapyHIV epidemicCondom useHIV prevalenceART coverageCombination prevention strategiesHIV/AIDSHIV testingHIV incidenceCombination interventionsBeijing MSMPrevention strategiesPrevalence estimatesPrevalenceEpidemic expansionMenInterventionEpidemicIncidenceBasic reproduction numberPrevention scenariosCurrent coverageSexReproduction numberIntervention levels