An evaluation of intravaginal rings as a potential HIV prevention device in urban Kenya: behaviors and attitudes that might influence uptake within a high-risk population.

Purpose: We sought to assess the potential acceptability of intravaginal rings (IVRs) as an HIV prevention method among at-risk women and men.

Methods: We conducted a qualitative assessment of initial attitudes toward IVRs, current HIV prevention methods, and common behavioral practices among female sex workers (FSWs) and men who frequent FSWs in Mukuru, an urban slum community in Nairobi, Kenya. Nineteen women and 21 men took part in six focus group discussions.

The Atlanta Urban Adolescent Network Study: a network view of STD prevalence.

Objectives: To examine the epidemiology of multiple infections in teenagers and their contacts.

Goal: To demonstrate a network approach to the prevalence of STDs/HIV.

Study Design: A community-based network study of ethnographically representative adolescents.