Background Expanding contraceptive method choices for sexually active youth is critical to
prevent STIs/HIV and unintended pregnancies. However, preferences and decision making …

Background Globally, 220 million women experience an unmet need for family planning. A
newly designed female condom, the Woman's Condom (WC), has been developed featuring …

CONTEXT: Usage rates of female condoms are low throughout Sub-Saharan Africa.
Programs have traditionally presented female condoms as a means of women's …

Women in developing countries are at high risk of HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and
unplanned pregnancy. The female condom (FC) is an effective dual protective method …

Objective To understand how knowledge and perceptions of condoms and partner
communication influence use of condoms in a high HIV prevalence setting and gender …

Background Zambia experiences high unmet need for family planning and high rates of HIV,
particularly among youth. While male condoms are widely available and 95% of adults have …

Executive summary The female condom is the only female-controlled device that offers
women dual protection from sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including the human …

Methods that are thought of as being women-controlled, such as female condoms, still need
the willingness of men to be used in many situations. Women who are socio-economically …

CONTEXT: In most countries, female condoms are not widely available and uptake has
been slow. More information is needed on how women and men successfully negotiate …

Abstract Sub-Saharan African women are affected disproportionately highly by AIDS, while
experiencing lack of choice for devices which protect them against sexual transmitted …