The purpose of this study was to systematically review the literature regarding factors
influencing contraceptive use in sub-Saharan Africa between 2005 and 2015. A total of 58 …

In Africa, a large proportion of HIV infections occur within stable relationships, either
because of prior infection of one of the partners or because of infidelity. In five African …

Since 1994, the democratic government in South Africa has worked hard at improving the
lives of the black majority, yet close to half the population lives in poverty, jobs are scarce …

This article examines the widespread resistance to condom use in sub-Saharan Africa by
describing the major semiotic axes that organize how people talk about condoms and …

In this paper, I argue two main points. First, in premarital, sexual partnerships in rural
Malawi, the purpose of money exchange extends beyond the alleviation of female partners' …

Results: A PrEP intervention is unlikely to generate a large reduction in HIV incidence,
unless the cost is substantially reduced. In terms of infections averted and quality adjusted …

Background Antiretrovirals have substantial promise for HIV-1 prevention, either as
antiretroviral treatment (ART) for HIV-1–infected persons to reduce infectiousness, or as pre …

Twelve percent of the Malawian population is HIV infected. Eighteen percent of sexual
encounters are casual. A condom is used a third of the time. To analyze the Malawian …

Infertility, a common experience among women and men worldwide, remains on the margins
of public health and medicine in low-resource settings. Previous studies identified …

New-generation gels that deliver potent antiretroviral drugs against human
immunodeficiency virus type 1 have renewed hopes for topical prophylaxis as a prevention …