Does STI treatment prevent HIV? Reconciling trial results in Uganda and Tanzania

Sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) enhance HIV transmission. But trials of STI treatment to prevent HIV in Tanzania and Uganda gave contradictory results. A collaborative project funded by the Department for International Development suggests that the stage of the epidemic and reductions in risky sexual behaviour in Uganda could explain these differences.

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