Condoms are more cost effective than pre-exposure prophylaxis drugs in HIV transmission prevention .Aleem M A BMJ 2016;354:i3515

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BMJ 2016; 354 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i3515 (Published 05 July 2016)

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Re: Funding PrEP for HIV prevention

Condoms are more cost effective than pre-exposure prophylaxis drugs in HIV transmission prevention

Pre-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV infection with the daily intake of the pill Truvada which contains two medicines (tenofovir and emtricitabine) may have 90% protection with a failure rate of 10%. Latex condoms, used consistently and correctly, are 98-99% effective in preventing HIV transmission but the failure rate is only 2%.

So the usage of latex condoms as and when required is most useful, cost effective and without any side effects in sexually active males and females in all age groups in both under developed and in developed countries.

Competing interests: No competing interests

09 July 2016

M A Aleem

Neurologist

ABC Hospital and Apollo Specialty Hospital

Annamalainagar Trichy 620018.Apollo Speciality Hospital Trichy 620010. Apollo city Clinic Thillaiinagar Trichy 620018. Tamilnadu India

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