Saturday, January 07, 2006

In Uganda a program of Antiretroviral treatment (ART) - medical treatment using drugs that combat HIV- combined with - in home - HIV-disclosure, partner-testing and prevention counseling.

Has reductions in both sexual risk-taking behavior and the estimated risk of HIV transmission among program participants, according to a study in January's 2005 AIDS report.

* reported a
70% decrease in risky sexual behavior.

*
risk of cohort members transmitting HIV to their sexual partners decreased by at least 98%.

* clear
increase in the use of condoms (which were freely provided).

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