Other Published Materials

Selected publications and presentations of interest. If you have something to share here, please send an email to rectalmicro@gmail.com.

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Below, find a selection of papers, articles and reports of interest - the top item is the most recent addition to this page. Topics include, but are not limited to, rectal microbicides.

2012

"Oral and Anal Sex Practices among high school youth in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,"
by Amsale Cherie and Yemane Berhane, BMCPublic Health 2012, 12:5 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-12-5.

"The Slippery Slope: Lubricant Use and Rectal SexuallyTransmitted Infections: A Newly Identified Risk," by Pamina M. Gorbach, Robert E. Weiss, et. al.Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Volume 39, Number 1, January 2012.

2011

"Off-Label Use of the Female Condom for Anal Intercourse Among Men in New York City," by Elizabeth A. Kelvin, PhD, Joanne E. Mantell, PhD, et. al. American Journal of Public Health December 2011

"The future role of rectal and vaginal microbicides to prevent HIV infection in heterosexual populations: implications for product development and prevention," by Marie-Claude Boily, Dobromir Dimitrov, Salim S Abdool Karim, Benoı t Masse, Sexually Transmitted Infections December 2011, doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2011-050184 Sex Transm Infect 2011 87: 646-653

"Willingness to Participate in Future HIV Prevention Studies Among Gay and Bisexual Men in Scotland, UK: A Challenge for Intervention Trials," by Lisa M. McDaid and Graham J. Hart, AIDS Behavior, November 19, 2011, DOI 10.1007/s10461-011-0044-6.

"Key Populations, Key Responses - A Gap Analysis for Key Populations and HIV in South Africa, and Recommendations for the National Strategic Plan for HIV/AIDS, STIs and TB (2012–2016)," by Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation, Joint UN Team on HIV and AIDS, South Africa. Read the Policy Brief.

"Colorectal microbicide design: triple combinations of reverse transcriptase inhibitors are optimal against HIV-1 in tissue explants," by Carolina Herrera,M, Martin Cranage, Ian McGowan, Peter Anton and Robin J. Shattock, AIDS 2011, 25:1971–1979.

"Because We Can: Clashes of Perspective Over Researcher Obligation in the Failed PrEP Trials," by Bridget G. Haire, Developing World Bioethics ISSN 1471-8731 (print); 1471-8847 (online).

"Using Conjoint Analysis to Measure the Acceptability of Rectal Microbicides Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Four South American Cities," by Janni J. Kinsler, et. al., AIDS Behav DOI 10.1007/s10461-011-0045-.5

"The Lessons of Uganda," by Anne-Christine D'Adesky in PRIDE magazine, 2011.

"Multipurpose Prevention Technologies for Reproductive Health, Advancing the Scientific and
Product Development Agenda," Report of a “Think Tank”, Washington, DC, USA, 5 May 2011.

"PrEP and MSM; A South African Community Perspective," by Desmond Tutu HIV Foundationa nd AVAC, 2011.

"First Phase 1 Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Rectal Microbicide Trial Using UC781 Gel with a Novel Index of Ex Vivo Efficacy," by Peter A. Anton, et. al., PLoS ONE 6(9): e23243. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0023243.

Men who have Sex with Men: An Introductory Guide for Health Care Workers in Africa, a new manual released in June 2011 from the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation. Learn more.

"Acceptability of pre-exposure prophylaxis as an HIV prevention strategy: barriers and facilitators to pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake among at-risk Peruvian populations," by Jerome T. Galea et. al., International Journal of STD & AIDS 2011; 22: 256–262. DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2009.009255.

"Circuits of power, circuits of pleasure: Sexual scripting in gay men's bottom narratives", by Trevor Hoppe, Sexualities 2011.

"Identification of Personal Lubricants That Can Cause Rectal Epithelial Cell Damage and Enhance HIV Type 1 Replication in Vitro," by Othell Begay et. al., AIDS RESEARCH AND HUMAN RETROVIRUSES, Volume 27, Number 00, 2011, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., DOI: 10.1089/aid.2010.0252

CROI 2011 Poster: "Hyper-osmolar(Fleet) Enema Damages Colorectal Lining Compared to Iso-osmolar (Normosol-R) Enema in Randomized, Blinded, Cross-over Comparison of Toxicity, Distribution, and Acceptability Study of Three Rectal Douches (Enemas) Identifying a Safe, Preferred Delivery Vehicle for Rectal Microbicides." Authors: Francisco J. Leyva1, Edward J. Fuchs, Ana Ventuneac, Alex Carballo-Dieguez, Linda A. Lee, Michael S. Torbenson, Liye Li, Craig W. Hendrix.

CHAARM (Combination Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Microbicides) Newsletter, Issue Number 1, 2011.

"Community Perspectives on Developing a Sexual Health Agenda for Gay and Bisexual Men",
Stewart Landers, Jim Pickett, Leo Rennie, and Steve Wakefield, AIDS and Behavior, 2011-02-18. DOI 10.1007/s10461-011-9896-z

"Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis and the Promise of Combination Prevention Approaches", Susan P. Buchbinder and Albert Liu, AIDS and Behavior, 2011-02-18. DOI 10.1007/s10461-011-9894-1

"Rectal Microbicides: Can We Make Them and Will People Use Them?", Ian McGowan, AIDS and Behavior, 2011-02-18. DOI 10.1007/s10461-011-9899-9

"Sexual Health, HIV, and Sexually Transmitted Infections among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men in the United States", Richard J. Wolitski and Kevin A. Fenton, AIDS and Behavior, 2011-02-18. DOI 10.1007/s10461-011-9901-6

2010

"Heterosexual Anal Sexuality and Anal Sex Behaviors: A Review", Kimberly R. McBride and J. Dennis Fortenberry, Journal of Sex Research, 47(2–3), 123–136, 2010

"Perceptions of anal sex in rural South Africa" by Catherine Ndinda, Chiweni Chimbwete, Nuala McGrath, and Robert Pool in Culture, Health & Sexuality, 10:2, 205 - 212

The Fenway Institute convened a meeting - The Sexual Health of Gay Men and other MSM: HIV/STD Prevention Plus Conference - to discuss current knowledge about the sexual health of American MSM and implications for HIV/STD prevention programs and further research in April of 2010. Click here to read the conference agenda and download presentations.

"Modelling sexual transmission of HIV: testing the assumptions,validating the predictions"
by Rebecca F. Baggaley and Christophe Fraser, Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS 2010,5:269–276.

"Microbicide research: current and future direction by Gita Ramjee", Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS 2010, 5:316–321.

"Highly active antiretroviral treatment as prevention of HIV transmission: review of scientific evidence and update" by Reuben Granich, Siobhan Crowley, Marco Vitoria, Caoimhe Smyth,
James G. Kahn, Rod Bennett, Ying-Ru Lo, Yves Souteyrand and Brian Williams, Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS 2010, 5:298–304.

"HIV prevention 2010: where are we now and where are we going?" by Myron S. Cohen and Sarah Fidler, Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS 2010, 5:265–268.

"Sexual risk behaviour for transmission of HIV in men who have sex with men: recent findings and potential interventions" by Lisa M. McDaid and Graham J. Hart, Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS 2010, 5:311–315.

"HIV, human rights, and men who have sex with men" by Kathryn Senior, www.thelancet.com/infection Vol 10 July 2010.

"The Expanding Epidemics of HIV Type 1 Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Diversity and Consistency" by Chris Beyrer, Stefan D. Baral, Damian Walker, Andrea L. Wirtz, Benjamin Johns, and Frangiscos Sifakis, American Journal of Epidemiology. Accepted for publication April 19, 2010.

The Alliance for Microbicide Development’s "Microbicides: Ways Forward" emphasizes the obstacles to microbicide research and how to overcome them.

The Communications Handbook for Clinical Trials is a practical guide developed for site-level researchers, communicators, advocates and others working on HIV prevention trials in developing countries.

"Preference and practices relating to lubricant use during anal intercourse: implications for rectal microbicides", by Marjan Javanbakht, Ryan Murphy,Pamina Gorbach, Marc-André LeBlanc and Jim Pickett, Sexual Health, 2010, 7, 193–198.

"Report on the 5 days training on HIV Prevention,Treatment, Research Literacy for MSMs," courtesy of New HIV Vaccine and Microbicide Advocacy Society (and IRMA Nigeria, among other partners). Released March 29, 2010.

Click this issue brief "A Sound Investment:The Multiplier Effect of AIDS Research" from amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research and Treatment Action Group (TAG). Released March 2010.

Click "Microbicides for HIV prevention: reality or hope?" by Ian McGowan, Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases 2010, 23:26–31.

"Ethical considerations in biomedical HIV prevention trials", a UNAIDS/WHO guidance document

"Good participatory practice guidelines for biomedical HIV prevention trials", a UNAIDS/AVAC document.

2009

Click "A Blind Spot in HIV Prevention - Female Anal Sex" via the International HIV/AIDS Alliance in India, November 2009.

Click "Anal use of the female condom: does uncertainty justify provider inaction?" by Joanne E. Mantella, Elizabeth A. Kelvina, Theresa M. Exnera, Susie Hoffmana,b, Sarah Needhamc and
Zena A. Steina, AIDS Care, September 2009.

Click "Adding the Female Condom to the Public Health Agenda on Prevention of HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Men and Women During Anal Intercourse" by Elizabeth A. Kelvin, PhD, MPH, Raymond A. Smith, PhD, Joanne E. Mantell, PhD, MSPH, and
Zena A. Stein, MA, MBBCh, American Journal of Public Health, June 2009

Click "Anal human papillomavirus infection is associated with HIV acquisition in men who have sex with men" by Peter V. Chin-Hong, Marla Husnik, Ross D. Cranston,Grant Colfax, Susan Buchbinder, Maria Da Costa,Teresa Darragh, Dana Jones, Franklyn Judson, Beryl Koblin, Kenneth H. Mayer and Joel M. Palefsky, AIDS 2009, April 22.

Click "Is 'bareback' a useful construct in primary HIV-prevention? Definitions, identity
and research" by A. Carballo-Diéguez, A. Ventuneac, J. Bauermeister, G. W. Dowsett, C. Dolezal, R. H. Remien I. and Balan M. Rowe, January 2009,Culture, Health & Sexuality.

Click "Use of Saliva as a Lubricant in Anal Sexual Practices Among Homosexual Men" by Lisa M. Butler, PhD, MPH, Dennis H. Osmond, PhD, Alison Graves Jones, MPH, and Jeffrey N. Martin, MD, MPH, January 2009, JAIDS.

2008

Click "Preference for gel over suppository as delivery vehicle for a rectal microbicide: results of a randomised, crossover acceptability trial among men who have sex with men"
by A Carballo-Diéguez, C Dolezal, J A Bauermeister, W O’Brien, A Ventuneac and K Mayer,
November 2008 - Sexually Transmitted Infections
Sex Transm Inf 2008;84;483-487

Click "Rectal microbicides: a new focus for HIV prevention" by Dr. Ian McGowan,
November 2008 - Sexually Transmitted Infections
Sex Transm Inf 2008;84;413-417

Click "Anal cancer prevention: how we are failing men who have sex with men" by Dr. Ross Cranston, November 2008 - Sexually Transmitted Infections
Sex Transm Inf 2008;84;417-419

Click “Non-Coital Sexual Activities Among Adolescents” by Laura Lindberg et al.,Journal of Adolescent Health, July 2008.

Click "Women's Anal Sex Practices: Implications for Formulation and Promotion of a Rectal Microbicide" in AIDS Education and Prevention, April 2008.

Click "Epidemiology of ano-rectal STIs in Asia", a presentation by Graham Neilsen of Family Health International, in Montreux, Switzerland 2008.

Click "Community Consultation in HIV Prevention Research: A Study of Community Advisory Boards at 6 Research Sites" in JAIDS, August 1, 2003.

The International AIDS Society and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation held a meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, February 29, 2008, focusing on the state of global advocacy for the HIV prevention needs of gay men and men who have sex with men (MSM). Twenty-eight invited leaders participated in a full-day discussion that included an analysis of the current landscape of global MSM-HIV advocacy, reviewed priorities for research and resource allocation, and explored opportunities for leadership and collaboration. Here is the executive summary.

"Screening for genital and anorectalsexuallytransmitted infections in HIV prevention trials in Africa" in Sexually Transmitted Infections, March 2008.

Click "Prevention of Rectal SHIV Transmission in Macaques by Daily or Intermittent Prophylaxis with Emtricitabine and Tenofovir" in PLOS Medicine, February 2008.

2007

Click "Sexual coercion and sexual desire: Ambivalent meanings of heterosexual anal sex in Soweto, South Africa" in AIDS Care, November 2007.

Click "Anal Sex: An exrtraordinary taboo" in the November 2007 edition of Contemporary Sexuality. The American Association of Sex Counselors, Educators and Therapists (AASECT) publish this journal. Click their site.

Click "The Use of Rectal Douches among HIV-uninfected and Infected Men who Have Unprotected Receptive Anal Intercourse: Implications for Rectal Microbicides" by Carballo-Dieguez et. al.

Click "Debunking Myths: A focus on African men who have sex with men" from the African HIV Policy Network (UK.)

"Off the Map: How HIV/AIDS Programming is Failing Same-Sex Practising People in Africa" is the report from the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission which explores the ways in which governments, donors, and NGOs are denying human rights protections to same-sex practising Africans, and are hindering efforts to combat HIV/AIDS among this group.

"Awareness and attitudes regarding microbicides and nonoxynol-9 use in a probability sample of gay men" is a paper authored by Dr. Alex Carballo-Dieguez et.al.

"Magic Bullet or Menace? A spray that's supposed to prevent HIV transmission sounds too good to be true" This cover story from the Chicago Reader (dated November 24, 2006) exposes a supposed microbicide called Genvia.

"Anal Sex is Common Among Women in Drug-Using Populations in Chicago." This study by UIC and the Community Outreach Intervention Projects reveals the prevalence of anal sex among vulnerable women in Chicago.

Microbicides 2006 Short Report. The biannual conference brought together a record number of 1,300 participants in Cape Town. This report discusses the current status of microbicide R&D, encompassing basic and clinical science, social and behavioural science, and community mobilisation and advocacy activities.

Shifts in Condom Use Following Microbicide Introduction: Should We Be Concerned? AIDS article on "condom migration." (2003)