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T Mertenskoetter1, Paulina E Kaptur
1International Partnership for Microbicides, 8401 Colesville Road, Suite 200, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA.
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.
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