FHI 360 conducts epidemiologic studies using a variety of research designs, such as cohort, case-control, case-cohort and partially randomized patient-preference designs. Recent epidemiologic studies conducted by FHI 360 include investigations of:
- The effects of switching to long-term contraception on pregnancy rates
- Hormonal contraception and the risk of HIV acquisition and disease progression
- HIV antibody response for the development of HIV incidence assays and algorithms
- HIV incidence to identify potential sites for future HIV prevention trials
- Factors associated with improved quality of life for persons living with HIV infection