Receiving injections outside clinic settings and increased alcohol use emerged as major risk factors for HIV infection among women taking part in an HIV prevention trial in Tanzania, according to the findings of a study published in the January 28th edition of AIDS. The study was a prospective randomised trial conducted in Tanzania. It was done to evaluate the impact of herpes treatment on HIV incidence among women in high-risk settings and was led by Dr Deborah Watson-Jones of London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.