Preventing HIV Infection
To see a list of fact sheets in each category, click on the category name.
NOTE: You can see a full list of fact sheet topics on Fact Sheet 1000.
150. Stopping the Spread of HIV How HIV infection is transmitted and how you can protect yourself and others from HIV infection.
[Revised July 22, 2010]
151. Safer Sex Guidelines How to reduce the risk of HIV infection during sexual activity.
[Reviewed September 15, 2009]
152. How Risky Is It? A discussion of the risk of transmitting HIV through various types of sexual activity. Factors that increase the risk of transmission.
[Reviewed August 4, 2010]
153. Condoms Discussion of the use of condoms for HIV prevention, including the female condom and the spermicide nonoxynol-9. Condom myths and realities.
[Revised June 27, 2010]
154. Drug Use and HIVDrug use and transmission of HIV through unsafe sex and shared equipment. Drug interactions and needle exchange.
[Reviewed October 8, 2009]
155. Harm Reduction and HIV Harm reduction focuses on improving individual and public health more than on elimination of harmful behaviors. Harm reduction can be applied to reducing HIV-related risks of drug use or of unsafe sexual activity
[Revised November 10, 2009]
156. Treatment After Exposure to HIV Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is treatment after exposure to HIV. It is intended to prevent HIV infection. PEP is available for workplace exposure to HIV and is being studied for non-occupational exposures.
[Revised October 13, 2009]
157. Microbicides A discussion of efforts to develop a woman-controlled HIV prevention tool using microbicides.
[Revised July 20, 2010]
158. AIDS Myths and Misunderstandings A discussion of myths, misunderstandings, and realities regarding AIDS transmission, effects, and medications.
[Revised April 9, 2010]
159. AIDS VaccinesCurrent status of AIDS vaccine research
[Revised April 13, 2010]
