NDLI: How effective is effective enough? Opinions of potential end-users of microbicides from a rural South African community

Content Provider	PubMed Central
Author	Gafos, Mitzy Mzimela, Misiwe A. Ndlovu, Hlengiwe B. Mccormack, Sheena Mcgrath, Nuala
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	To assess the views of potential end-users of a microbicide in KwaZulu-Natal regarding the characteristics that would justify further development, three focus group discussions were conducted in 2009 with 23 local staff members working on a microbicide clinical trial, 20 former trial participants and 14 Community Advisory Board members not enrolled in the trial, in an area with high HIV incidence and low consistent condom use. All participants agreed on the need for additional HIV prevention options that are as effective as possible and can be used by women. The majority of respondents stated that even a highly acceptable HIV prevention option with protection as low as 30% would still be an important addition to condoms for women; that a partially protective microbicide would have to be introduced as part of the existing prevention messages in order to continue promoting condom use; that there should eventually be a choice between antiretroviral (ARV) and non-ARV-based microbicides and a choice of how and where to access microbicides. Respondents also felt it would be important to make plans for access to a microbicide that can offer protection, even if partial, rather than wait to find out if alternative microbicides are equally or more effective. Potential end-users in a high HIV prevalence area believe that a partially effective microbicide would be an important addition to the limited HIV prevention options for women. The significant challenges of introducing a partially protective HIV prevention option were recognised, but seen as ones worth facing, as well as an opportunity to lay the ground work for the introduction of more efficacious HIV prevention methods in the future.
Related Links	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2012.722604
Ending Page	578
Page Count	6
Starting Page	573
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ISSN	09540121
e-ISSN	13600451
Journal	AIDS Care
Issue Number	5
Volume Number	25
Language	English
Publisher	Taylor & Francis
Publisher Date	2013-05-01
Access Restriction	Open
Rights Holder	Taylor & Francis
Subject Keyword	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Health(social science) Social Psychology Research in Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Health (social science) Social Psychology

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