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http://hdl.handle.net/11189/7008| Title: | Microbicides: a possible prevention approach to HIV transmission among African women. | Authors: | Oguntibeju, Oluwafemi Omoniyi Esterhuyse, Adriaan J Truter, Ernest J |
Issue Date: | 2009 | Publisher: | Faculties of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Kingston, Jamaica, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago and Cave Hill Campus, Barbados. | Source: | Oguntibeju, O.O., Esterhuyse, A.J. & Truter, E.J. 2009. Microbicides: a possible prevention approach to HIV transmission among African women. West Indian Medical Journal, 58(3), 277-282. | Journal: | West Indian Medical Journal, 2009, 58(3), 277-282. | Abstract: | Poverty, cultural belief and refusal to use condoms are some of the factors that contribute to the spread of HIV infection among African communities. There is a dire need to pursue research into the development, provision and the use of microbicides for African women. This review paper provides information and recommendations on the possible use of microbicides to prevent HIV infection among African women. | Description: | Article | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11189/7008 | ISSN: | 2309-5830 |
| Appears in Collections: | HWSci - Journal Articles (DHET subsidised) |
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