HIV/AIDS Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == Research == {{Main|HIV/AIDS research}} HIV/AIDS research includes all [[medical research]] which attempts to prevent, treat, or cure HIV/AIDS, along with fundamental research about the nature of HIV as an infectious agent, and about AIDS as the disease caused by HIV. Many governments and research institutions participate in HIV/AIDS research. This research includes behavioral [[health interventions]] such as [[sex education]], and [[drug development]], such as research into [[microbicides for sexually transmitted diseases]], [[HIV vaccines]], and [[antiretroviral drugs]]. Other medical research areas include the topics of [[pre-exposure prophylaxis]], [[post-exposure prophylaxis]], and [[circumcision and HIV]]. Public health officials, researchers, and programs can gain a more comprehensive picture of the barriers they face, and the efficacy of current approaches to HIV treatment and prevention, by tracking standard HIV indicators.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cdc.gov/eval/indicators/index.htm |title=Indicators β Program Evaluation β CDC |website=U.S. [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC) |access-date=August 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823210732/https://www.cdc.gov/eval/indicators/index.htm |archive-date=August 23, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> Use of common indicators is an increasing focus of development organizations and researchers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.measureevaluation.org/community-based-indicators |title=Community-Based Indicators for HIV Programs β MEASURE Evaluation |website=measureevaluation.org |access-date=August 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825002500/https://www.measureevaluation.org/community-based-indicators |archive-date=August 25, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.who.int/hiv/data/en/ |title=Data and statistics |website=World Health Organization |access-date=August 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902021227/http://www.who.int/hiv/data/en/ |archive-date=September 2, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page