An assessment of the likely acceptability of vaginal microbicides for HIV prevention among women in rural Ghana
Journal Title: BMC Women's Health - Year 2012, Vol 12, Issue
Abstract
The findings of the CAPRISA tenofovir studies have raised expectations that soon an approved microbicide would be available. However it is in only a limited number of countries in sub-Saharan Africa that the acceptability of microbicides has been evaluated. We conducted a study to assess the acceptability of vaginal microbicides among women in rural Ghana.
Authors and Affiliations
Martha A Abdulai, Frank Baiden, George Adjei, Samuel Afari-Asiedu, Kwame Adjei, Charlotte Tawiah, Sam Newton
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