title: HIV post-exposure prophylaxis programmes in the developed and developing world: can we learn from each other?
abstract: In an audit of HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) programmes in Blantyre, Malawi, and Liverpool, UK, a striking common deficiency was poor attendance of follow-up visits and of HIV testing to determine efficacy of PEP. Causes of poor follow-up after PEP need to be explored in both settings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Blantyre,  Malawi.
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: van der Maaten
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nyirenda
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chitani
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Allain
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Beeching
authors.forename: M B J
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Beadsworth
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: van Oosterhout
mesh_terms: D054869:Clinical Audit; D015340:Epidemiologic Research Design; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D059012:Lost to Follow-Up; D008295:Malawi / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D056990:Post-Exposure Prophylaxis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology