Positive Health, Dignity, and Prevention Behavioral Interventions with PLHIV

Positive Health, Dignity, and Prevention (PHDP) is a term for HIV prevention interventions with people living with HIV (PLHIV). PHDP has also been called positive prevention, prevention with positives, prevention by positives, and prevention for positives. In general, PHDP activities focus on achieving four main goals: (1) keeping PLHIV physically healthy; (2) keeping PLHIV mentally and psychologically healthy; (3) preventing transmission of HIV; and (4) involving PLHIV in HIV prevention activities, program design, implementation and monitoring, leadership, and advocacy.