Other Published Materials

Basic rectal microbicide fact sheet and presentation

Rectal microbicide basics fact sheet from IRMA, created July 2008.

Basic rectal microbicide presentation from IRMA, created July 2008 - PowerPoint. Full images - large file! Can be very slow to download with certain connections.

Basic rectal microbicide presentation from IRMA, created July 2008 - PowerPoint. Reduced images - much smaller file, much easier to download.

Papers, articles and reports - top item is the most recent posting to this page

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.

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)