Acceptability of vaginal film, soft-gel capsule, and tablet as potential microbicide delivery methods among African women

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1207-1214

  Nel, Annalene M ^a   Mitchnick, Lynne B ^b   Risha, Peter ^c   Muungo, Lungwani Tyson Makoye ^d   Norick, Pamela M ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR MICROBICIDES   (United States)

^b MR Solutions Inc   (United States)

^c MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROBICIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURKINA FASO; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; DRUG DOSAGE FORM COMPARISON; DRUG FORMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TABLET; TANZANIA; VAGINAL FILM; VAGINAL SOFT GEL CAPSULE; VAGINAL TABLET; ZAMBIA;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BURKINA FASO; DOSAGE FORMS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PLACEBOS; SAFE SEX; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TANZANIA; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES; ZAMBIA;

EID: 80051758346     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: 1931843X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2010.2476     Document Type: Article

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