title: HIV prevention and research considerations for women in sub-Saharan Africa: moving toward biobehavioral prevention strategies.
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.
authors.forename: Abigail
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Harrison
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control; D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D060728:Reproductive Health; D012307:Risk Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D035862:Vulnerable Populations
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents