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Making the case for multipurpose prevention technologies: the socio‐epidemiological rationale
Author(s) -
Boonstra H,
Barot S,
LustiNarasimhan M
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/1471-0528.12851
Subject(s) - reproductive health , epidemiology , unintended pregnancy , public health , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , environmental health , unintended consequences , pregnancy , political science , family medicine , family planning , nursing , population , research methodology , pathology , biology , law , genetics
This paper summarises the public health rationale for multipurpose prevention technologies ( MPT s) by examining recent epidemiological data and trends in sexual and reproductive health indicators. MPT s are products that combine protection against unintended pregnancy, HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. The successful introduction of new woman‐controlled MPT s provides a compelling response to the multiple sexual and reproductive health risks that women face worldwide.