HIV-relevant policies in European countries: A comprehensive landscape of policies hindering or facilitating access to HIV prevention, testing, treatment, and care of key populations
Katya A. Nogales Crespo, Joao V. Muniz Rocha, Patrick J. Campbell, Katherine L. Nelson, Allira Attwill · 2026
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Nogales Crespo and co-authors mapped the policy landscape for HIV across Europe in this 2026 PLOS One study. Laws and rules can help or hinder prevention, testing, treatment, and care for the key populations most at risk. The team searched for relevant policies in fifteen countries and six subregions, judging them against fifty-seven policy areas drawn from international frameworks, and reviewed studies on how the policies work in practice.
They catalogued over four hundred policies and dozens of studies. Most countries covered forty or more policy areas, but coverage varied widely and, in many places, some at-risk groups were served far less equitably than others. Even where national strategies name key populations, direct and indirect barriers still block access. The authors recommend cross-country learning and removing structural barriers to reach the UNAIDS targets.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Katya A. Nogales Crespo, Joao V. Muniz Rocha, Patrick J. Campbell, Katherine L. Nelson, Allira Attwill |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 42 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |