A large-scale HIV prevention trial among African women has yielded disappointing results. But the outcome may be more the fault of behavior than the prevention methods used in the study.
The trial is known as voice. The results were announced at the 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Atlanta, Georgia.
Mitchell Warren, executive director of AVAC, a non-profit HIV/AIDS advocacy group, said the study centered on PrEP, or preexposure prophylaxis.