Transmission through sexual contact accounts for 75 to 85 percent of the nearly 28 million
infections with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that have occurred so far. 1 The …

This is a critical, systematic review of the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES)
and HIV infection in women in Southern, Central and Eastern Africa. In light of the interest in …

Summary The 2016 US Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use (US MEC)
comprises recommendations for the use of specific contraceptive methods by women and …

Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use reviews the medical eligibility criteria for
use of contraception, offering guidance on the safety and use of different methods for women …

Over the last 20 years, comprehensive strategies for treating measurement error in complex
models and accounting for the use of extra data to estimate measurement error parameters …

Objective: To examine the factors responsible for the disparity in HIV prevalence between
young men and women in two urban populations in Africa with high HIV prevalence. Design …

Objective: To identify the effects of depomedroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) on vaginal
microbial flora and epithelium. Methods: Women who desired DMPA for contraception were …

To examine associations between method of contraception, sexually transmitted diseases
(STDs), and incident human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection, a prospective …

Intravaginal practices such as" dry sex" and douching have been suggested as a risk factor
that may increase women's susceptibility to HIV infection. These behaviours appear …

Worldwide, an increasing number of women use oral or injectable hormonal contraceptives.
However, inadequate information is available to aid women and health care professionals in …