Social Harms and Use of the Dapivirine Vaginal Ring

10 October 2019

The dapivirine ring and other woman-initiated HIV prevention methods are designed to enable women to have more control over their sexual health and risk of HIV exposure, but research has revealed that women’s male partners often influence their ability to use these methods. This brief summarizes an analysis of MTN-020/ASPIRE trial data, which showed that recent experience of a social harm was associated with lower adherence to dapivirine ring use.

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Global Acute HIV Infection Algorithm Job Aids for Providers

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Daily Oral PrEP, PrEP Ring, and CAB PrEP Template Guidelines (Spanish)

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HIV Prevention User Journey Tool

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Oral PrEP, PrEP Ring, and CAB PrEP Template Guidelines (English)

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Adolescent Girls and Young Women Overcoming Adherence Challenges with Vaginal and Oral PrEP Use: A longitudinal qualitative study from a crossover trial in South Africa, Uganda, and Zimbabwe

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