HIV prevention

Stopping viral transmission

HIV prevention refers to strategies and practices that reduce the risk of acquiring or transmitting human immunodeficiency virus.

This includes barrier methods like condoms, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), regular testing, and treatment as prevention—since people with undetectable viral loads cannot transmit the virus.

The clinic offers HIV prevention counseling and free testing.

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public health intervention goal

HIV preventionHIV treatment

Antiretroviral therapy regimen

disease management · palliative care · hospice care

disease transmission outcome

HIV preventionHIV transmission

How the virus passes between people

HIV infection · unsafe sex · needle sharing · unprotected sex · viral transmission

behavioral/policy orientation

HIV preventionunprotected sex

Intercourse without contraception

needle sharing · barebacking

Family

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