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HIV prevention and research considerations for women in sub-Saharan Africa: moving toward biobehavioral prevention strategies.

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: This paper addresses current and emerging HIV prevention strategies for women in Sub-Saharan Africa, in light of recent trial results and ongoing research. What are the major opportunities and challenges for widespread implementation of new and emerging HIV prevention strategies? The paper discusses the major individual, social and structural factors that underpin women's disproportionate risk for HIV infection, with attention to gender, adolescents as a vulnerable population, and the need to engage men. Also, the influence of these factors on the ultimate success of both behavioral and biomedical HIV prevention technologies for women in sub-Saharan Africa is discussed. Finally, the paper examined how the new and emerging biobehavioral prevention strategies served as tools to empower women to adopt healthy HIV preventive and reproductive health behaviors.

Source: African Journal of Reproductive Health

Author: Abigail Harrison

Language: English

Topic: HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Gender equality, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Awards: Partnerships for the Next Generation of HIV Social Science in South Africa, R24 Population Center Grant

OpenAlex ID: W1932322572

FWCI: 0.459

Cites: 48

Cited by: 18

Related to: 10