Acceptability assessment in HIV prevention and treatment intervention and service delivery research: a systematic review and qualitative analysis

KF Ortblad, M Sekhon, L Wang, S Roth… - AIDS and Behavior, 2023 - Springer
We reviewed the literature on the assessment of acceptability of HIV prevention and
treatment interventions and service delivery strategies. Following PRISMA guidelines, we …

Women's preferences and acceptance for different drug delivery routes and products

R Palmeira-de-Oliveira, AS Oliveira, J Rolo… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
To use or not to use, that is the first decision to take regarding a drug product. This
mandatory step for adherence dictates product efficacy. The determinants for such decision …

Diaphragm and lubricant gel for prevention of HIV acquisition in southern African women: a randomised controlled trial

NS Padian, A van der Straten, G Ramjee, T Chipato… - The Lancet, 2007 - thelancet.com
Background Female-controlled methods of HIV prevention are urgently needed. We
assessed the effect of provision of latex diaphragm, lubricant gel, and condoms …

Pleasure, power, and inequality: Incorporating sexuality into research on contraceptive use

JA Higgins, JS Hirsch - American journal of public health, 2008 - ajph.aphapublications.org
We know surprisingly little about how contraception affects sexual enjoyment and
functioning (and vice versa), particularly for women. What do people seek from sex, and how …

Access to basic HIV‐related services and PrEP acceptability among men who have sex with men worldwide: barriers, facilitators, and implications for combination …

G Ayala, K Makofane, GM Santos… - Journal of sexually …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction. Men who have sex with men (MSM) are disproportionately impacted by HIV
globally. Easily accessible combination HIV prevention strategies, tailored to the needs of …

The pleasure deficit: revisiting the" sexuality connection" in reproductive health

JA Higgins, JS Hirsch - Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health, 2007 - JSTOR
In a seminal 1993 article, Ruth Dixon-Mueller questioned the reproductive health field's
conceptualization of sexuality, arguing that it had treated intercourse as a sanitized …

Safety and tolerability of tenofovir vaginal gel in abstinent and sexually active HIV-infected and uninfected women

KH Mayer, LA Maslankowski, F Gai, WM El-Sadr… - Aids, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To establish the highest practical dose and frequency (HPDF) of 0.3% or 1%
tenofovir vaginal gel applied once or twice daily by sexually abstinent HIV-uninfected …

Racial differences and correlates of potential adoption of preexposure prophylaxis: results of a national survey

GM Wingood, K Dunkle, C Camp, S Patel… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To examine the association between sociodemographic factors, sexual
behaviors, and social factors on potential uptake of preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among …

The role of partnership dynamics in determining the acceptability of condoms and microbicides

CM Montgomery, S Lees, J Stadler, NS Morar, A Ssali… - AIDS care, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Microbicides are a class of substances under development that could reduce the sexual
transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases when applied locally to genital …

Attitudes and perceptions of biomedical HIV prevention methods: voices from young men who have sex with men

K Kubicek, C Arauz-Cuadra, MD Kipke - Archives of sexual behavior, 2015 - Springer
In the third decade of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States, the prevalence rates of
new HIV infections among young men who have sex with men (YMSM) continue to increase …