HIV infection

LG Bekker, C Beyrer, N Mgodi, SR Lewin… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
The AIDS epidemic has been a global public health issue for more than 40 years and has
resulted in~ 40 million deaths. AIDS is caused by the retrovirus, HIV-1, which is transmitted …

Self-care interventions for women's health and well-being

M Narasimhan, JR Hargreaves, CH Logie… - Nature medicine, 2024 - nature.com
The human right to health is universal and non-exclusionary, supporting health in full, and
for all. Despite advances in health systems globally, 3.6 billion people lack access to …

Women want choices: opinions from the share. learn. shape global internet survey about multipurpose prevention technology (MPT) products in development

BA Friedland, M Plagianos, C Savel, V Kallianes… - AIDS and Behavior, 2023 - Springer
Women need multipurpose prevention technologies (MPTs) to simultaneously prevent
sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV, with or without contraception. User …

A brief history and advancement of contraceptive multipurpose prevention technology (cMPT) products

S Dohadwala, JA Politch, JH Barmine… - Open Access Journal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The high incidence of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and an unmet
need for modern contraception resulting in a high unintended pregnancy rate, are major …

Perceived motivators, knowledge, attitude, self-reported and intentional practice of female condom use among female students in higher training institutions in …

GW Shitindi, WC Millanzi, PZ Herman - Contraception and Reproductive …, 2023 - Springer
Background Unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) inclusive, have remained to be a significant public health …

Multipurpose prevention technologies for HIV, STIs and pregnancies

BA Friedland, AR Thurman… - … in Reproductive Health, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Women worldwide face three overlapping risks that significantly impact their health and
wellbeing: HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and unintended pregnancy. In …

A qualitative study on the clinical safety and user experiences of female condoms for anal intercourse among men who have sex with men in Shanghai, China

JL Huang, X Xin, MJ Ma, Z Ning, S Xiao… - Frontiers in Public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Objective This qualitative study aimed to understand the clinical safety, efficacy, and
receptiveness of using the female condom (FC) during anal intercourse among men who …

Biomedical, socio-behavioral, and implementation science gaps in multipurpose prevention technology research

JE Cummins Jr, CL Allen, S Lee… - Frontiers in Reproductive …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
There is strong global need for the development of Multipurpose Prevention Technologies
(MPTs) that prevent HIV, pregnancy, and/or other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) …

Evidence from systematic reviews on policy approaches to improving access to medicines

C Kuchena, A Qutieshat - Healthcare in Low-resource …, 2023 - pagepressjournals.org
The prevailing frameworks on access to medicines advise global procurement as a solution
by assuming the presence of medicines on the global market. Yet access to medicines …

Utilization of Female Condoms among Women Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Murang'a County, Kenya

DN Ndwiga, J Mugo, E Nyang'echi… - European Journal of …, 2024 - ej-med.org
Background: To prevent the risk of transmission of the Human Immune Deficiency Virus
(HIV) and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), as well as achieve family planning …