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Female Condoms and Microbicides

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One of the recurring themes in the fight against HIV and other STDs is the recognition that although many of the tools needed to control the spread of disease do exist, they are not widely used or available. The female condom is one such tool, and an effective microbicide will also add to the number of options at a woman’s disposal. Ensuring that these tools are available to women and couples should be policy and program planning priorities. For women who are vulnerable and are unable to negotiate the use of male condoms or to refuse sex, the female condom and microbicides are vital options. To meet the needs of these women, we must ensure the allocation of adequate resources for microbicide development and trials, the procurement of female condoms, and the provision of the necessary support for women and men who choose to use these options.

Horizons is an HIV/AIDS operations research program supported by the United States Agency for International Development.

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  1. Population Council, Horizons Program, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Eka Esu-Williams

  2. Robert H. Ebert Program on Critical Issues in Reproductive Health, Population Council, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Kelly Blanchard

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  1. Harvard AIDS Institute Mary Woodard Lasker Professor of Health Sciences Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Max Essex DVM, PhD (Chairman) & Richard G. Marlink MD (Senior Research and Executive Director) (Chairman) &  (Senior Research and Executive Director)

  2. Laboratory of Bacteriology and Virology CHU Le Dantec, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal

    Souleymane Mboup PharmD, PhD (Professor of Microbiology) (Professor of Microbiology)

  3. Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases and the Harvard AIDS Institute, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Phyllis J. Kanki DVM, DSc (Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases) & Molly Holme (Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases) & 

  4. Department of Nursing Education University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana

    Sheila D. Tlou PhD (Associate Professor) (Associate Professor)

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Esu-Williams, E., Blanchard, K. (2002). Female Condoms and Microbicides. In: Essex, M., Mboup, S., Kanki, P.J., Marlink, R.G., Tlou, S.D., Holme, M. (eds) AIDS in Africa. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47817-X_32

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