The need for multipurpose prevention technologies in sub-Saharan Africa
Karim, S.Abdool.; Baxter, C.; Frohlich, J.; Karim, Q.Abdool.
Bjog An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 121 Suppl. 5: 27-34
2014
ISSN/ISBN: 1470-0328 PMID: 25335838 DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.12842Document Number: 624538
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.
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