The need for multipurpose prevention technologies in sub‐Saharan Africa

Women bear a disproportionate burden of the HIV epidemic in sub‐Saharan Africa and account for about 60% of all adults living with HIV in that region. Young women, including adolescent girls, unable to negotiate mutual faithfulness and/or condom use with their male partners are particularly vulnerab...

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Published in:BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology 2014-10, Vol.121 (s5), p.27-34
Main Authors: Abdool Karim, S, Baxter, C, Frohlich, J, Abdool Karim, Q
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Africa South of the Sahara - epidemiology
Contraception Behavior
Female
HIV
HIV Infections - epidemiology
HIV Infections - prevention & control
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Medical technology
multipurpose prevention technologies
Needs
Pregnancy
pregnancy prevention
Pregnancy, Unplanned
prevention
Preventive medicine
Sexually transmitted diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - prevention & control
sexually transmitted infections
STD
women
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Summary:Women bear a disproportionate burden of the HIV epidemic in sub‐Saharan Africa and account for about 60% of all adults living with HIV in that region. Young women, including adolescent girls, unable to negotiate mutual faithfulness and/or condom use with their male partners are particularly vulnerable. In addition to the high HIV burden, women in Africa also experience high rates of other sexually transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancies. The development of technologies that can simultaneously meet these multiple sexual reproductive health needs would therefore be extremely beneficial in the African setting.
ISSN:1470-0328
1471-0528
DOI:10.1111/1471-0528.12842