Women and HIV in sub-Saharan Africa

G Ramjee, B Daniels - AIDS research and therapy, 2013 - Springer
Thirty years since the discovery of HIV, the HIV pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa accounts for
more than two thirds of the world's HIV infections. Southern Africa remains the region most …

HIV transmission risk through anal intercourse: systematic review, meta-analysis and implications for HIV prevention

RF Baggaley, RG White, MC Boily - International journal of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Background The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectiousness of anal intercourse (AI)
has not been systematically reviewed, despite its role driving HIV epidemics among men …

Men who have sex with men and HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa

AD Smith, P Tapsoba, N Peshu, EJ Sanders, HW Jaffe - The Lancet, 2009 - thelancet.com
Globally, men who have sex with men (MSM) continue to bear a high burden of HIV
infection. In sub-Saharan Africa, same-sex behaviours have been largely neglected by HIV …

Prevalence and correlates of heterosexual anal and oral sex in adolescents and adults in the United States

JS Leichliter, A Chandra, N Liddon… - Journal of Infectious …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Background. Heterosexual anal and oral sex are related to the acquisition of sexually
transmitted infections, including human immunodeficiency virus infection. We examined the …

Queering Queer Africa

S Nyanzi - Reclaiming Afrikan: Queer perspectives on sexual and …, 2014 - books.google.com
Q ueer Africa is much more than Michel Foucault and Judith Butler. It is lazy to always start
our queer African narratives with either this French philosopher or his American compatriot …

RMP-02/MTN-006: A phase 1 rectal safety, acceptability, pharmacokinetic, and pharmacodynamic study of tenofovir 1% gel compared with oral tenofovir disoproxil …

PA Anton, RD Cranston, A Kashuba… - AIDS research and …, 2012 - liebertpub.com
This study was designed to assess the safety, acceptability, pharmacokinetic (PK), and
pharmacodynamic (PD) responses to rectal administration of tenofovir (TFV) 1% vaginally …

Vulnerability of women in southern Africa to infection with HIV: biological determinants and priority health sector interventions

MF Chersich, HV Rees - Aids, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To review biomedical determinants of women's vulnerability to infection with HIV
and interventions to counter this, within the southern African context. Results: Apart from …

Health risk behaviour among adolescents living with HIV in sub‐Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

D Ssewanyana, PN Mwangala… - BioMed research …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The burden of health risk behaviour (HRB) among adolescents living with HIV (ALWHIV) in
sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) is currently unknown. A systematic search for publications on …

Social context, sexual risk perceptions and stigma: HIV vulnerability among male sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya

J Okal, S Luchters, S Geibel, MF Chersich… - Culture, Health and …, 2015 - taylorfrancis.com
This chapter aims to enhance understanding of the dynamics of male-to-male sexual
activities within the context of commercial sex in Kenya and to guide configuration of …

Male and female circumcision associated with prevalent HIV infection in virgins and adolescents in Kenya, Lesotho, and Tanzania

DD Brewer, JJ Potterat, JM Roberts Jr, S Brody - Annals of epidemiology, 2007 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Remarkable proportions of self-reported virgins and adolescents in eastern and
southern Africa are infected with HIV, yet non-sexual routes of transmission have not been …