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. 2022 May 10;12(5):e048478. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048478

Table 1.

Inclusion criteria for studies

Population Populations at substantial risk of HIV, including men who have sex with men, serodiscordant heterosexual couples, heterosexuals and people who inject drugs
Intervention Oral tenofovir-containing PrEP
Comparator Placebo, no treatment or alternative oral PrEP medication/dosing schedule
Outcomes  Primary outcome: relative risk of HIV infection
 Secondary outcomes:
  1.  Adherence to PrEP.

  2.  Adverse events.

  3.  Incidence of other STIs and behaviour change associated with PrEP use.

  4.  Viral drug mutations among those who contract HIV.

Studies RCTs

PrEP, pre-exposure prophylaxis; RCT, randomised controlled trial; STI, sexually transmitted infection.