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Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use – Fifth Edition

Executive summary During 9–12 March 2014 and 24–25 September 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) convened two meetings of a Guideline Development Group (GDG), consisting [...]

August 1st, 2015|

HIV Prevention Research & Development Funding Trends, 2011-2014. Investing in Innovation in an Evolving Global Health and Development Landscape

Abstract Introduction Integration of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and HIV services is a policy priority, both globally and in South Africa. Recent studies [...]

July 1st, 2015|

Failure of many United States Department of Health Websites to Provide Accurate Information about the Female Condom

Abstract Uptake of the female condom (FC) in the United States has historically been low; inadequate promotion may be one barrier faced by potential [...]

July 1st, 2015|

Macaque Models of Enhanced Susceptibility to HIV

Abstract There are few nonhuman primate models of enhanced HIV susceptibility. Such models can improve comprehension of HIV acquisition risk factors and provide rigorous [...]

June 14th, 2015|

The Female Condom Learning Curve: Patterns of Female Condom Failure over 20 Uses

Abstract Background Male and female condom (FC) functional performance failure declines with user experience. With the recent availability of a wider range of FCs, [...]

January 1st, 2015|

The Business Case for Female Condoms

Executive Summary Female condoms are the only woman-initiated, dual STI/HIV and pregnancy protection method available today. As such, female condoms occupy a unique position in [...]

October 15th, 2014|

Making a Good Thing Even Better: Removing NITROSAMINES from CONDOMS

Abstract Introduction In a country with approximately 19 million new cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) each year, half of them among 15–24-year-olds,1 condoms [...]

September 1st, 2014|

Promoting Female Condom Use Among Female University Students in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Results of a Randomized Behavioral Trial

Abstract Relatively few interventions have tested the efficacy of female condom promotion either alone or in combination with other barrier methods. We evaluated the [...]

August 5th, 2014|

Assessment of University Condom Distribution Programs: Results of a National Study

Abstract The purpose of this investigation was to assess the availability of condoms and safer sex products, condom distribution procedures, demographic correlates of condom availability, [...]

March 26th, 2014|

The Distribution of Sex Acts and Condom Use within Partnerships in a Rural Sub-Saharan African Population

Abstract Introduction In an HIV/AIDS epidemic driven primarily by heterosexual transmission, it is important to have an understanding of the human sexual behaviour patterns [...]

February 18th, 2014|
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