| Literature DB >> 21345763 |
T Mertenskoetter1, Paulina E Kaptur.
Abstract
Women and girls are especially vulnerable to HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa, and in some of those countries, prevalence among young women can be up to 3 times higher than among men of the same age. Effective HIV prevention options for women are clearly needed in this setting. Several ARV-based vaginal microbicides are currently in development for prevention of HIV transmission to women and are discussed here. The concept of pre-exposure prophylaxis for the prevention of HIV transmission to women is introduced.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21345763 PMCID: PMC3351943 DOI: 10.1186/2047-783x-16-1-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Med Res ISSN: 0949-2321 Impact factor: 2.175