User experiences and acceptability attributes of the diaphragm and lubricant gel in an HIV prevention trial in southern Africa

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1026-1034

  Sahin Hodoglugil, Nuriye Nalan ^a   Montgomery, Elizabeth ^b   Kacanek, Deborah ^c   Morar, Neetha ^d   Mtetwa, Sibongile ^e   Nkala, Busisiwe ^f   Philip, Jessica ^d   Ramjee, Gita ^d   Cheng, Helen ^b   Van Der Straten, Ariane ^b,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c IBIS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH   (United States)

^d SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^f UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

acceptability; contraception; diaphragm; female initiated HIV prevention methods; gel

Indexed keywords

POLYCARBOPHIL;

ADULT; BARRIER CONTRACEPTION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DEVICE SAFETY; DIAPHRAGM (CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE); DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PLEASURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SEXUALITY; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT DURATION; ZIMBABWE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA, SOUTHERN; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES, FEMALE; DIAPHRAGM; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LUBRICANTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; VAGINAL CREAMS, FOAMS, AND JELLIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960618931     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2010.543879     Document Type: Review

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