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Contraception and sexually transmitted infections: risks and benefits, hypotheses and evidence

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: Women bear most of the worldwide burden of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and their resultant morbidity and mortality.1 However, STIs are only one adverse health threat borne disproportionately by women, who also face important risks related to reproductive health, violence and trauma, economic instability, and other areas. Interventions that aim to mitigate these risks can have substantial public health success, but occasionally interventions inadvertently generate new risks as well.

Source: The Lancet Global Health

DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(15)00085-6

Authors: Jared M Baeten, Renee Heffron

Institution: University of Washington

Language: English

Topic: Reproductive Health and Contraception

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Gender equality

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $6,680