title: Aligning product development and user perspectives: social-behavioural dimensions of multipurpose prevention technologies.
abstract: Multipurpose prevention technologies provide a compelling response to the multiple and reinforcing sexual and reproductive health risks faced by women globally. To ensure that this potential is realised, product-specific characteristics and their social-behavioural correlates must be considered early in the product development process. This paper provides an overview of the key user-related social and behavioural dimensions of three broad categories of multipurpose prevention technologies: 1) sustained release vaginal rings, 2) pericoital vaginal products, and 3) co-formulated or co-administered injectables. The authors build upon the broad parameters of Target Product Profiles for such products, aligning them with user perspective considerations.
authors.affiliation: Population Council, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brady
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tolley
mesh_terms: D003273:Contraceptive Devices; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D049168:Pregnancy, Unplanned; D060728:Reproductive Health; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D064890:Social Determinants of Health; D016387:Women's Health
keywords: Acceptability; multipurpose prevention technologies; social-behavioural; user perspectives