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SUBMITTER: Mansoor LE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4011188 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mansoor Leila Essop LE Karim Quarraisha Abdool QA Werner Lise L Madlala Bernadette B Ngcobo Nelisiwe N Cornman Deborah H DH Amico K Rivet KR Fisher Jeffrey J Fisher William A WA Macqueen Kathleen M KM Karim Salim S Abdool SS
AIDS and behavior 20140501 5
High adherence is important in microbicide trials, but no adherence interventions to date have demonstrated empiric improvements in microbicide adherence or effectiveness. Approximately midway during the CAPRISA 004 trial, we implemented a novel adherence intervention (Adherence Support Program-ASP), based on an Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills model and incorporating a Motivational Interviewing approach. We assessed the impact of the ASP on adherence and tenofovir gel effectiveness usin ...[more]