review · Frontiers in Reproductive Health

Ecology meets reproductive medicine in HIV prevention: the case for geography-informed approaches for bacterial vaginosis in Africa

Jo-Ann S. Passmore
Sinaye Ngcapu
Margaret P. Kasaro
Anna‐Ursula Happel
Moses Obimbo
Monalisa T. Manhanzva
Heather B. Jaspan
Serah Gitome
Disebo Potloane
Kirsten Welp
Katherine Gill
Darren P. Martin
Mellissa Le Fevre
Brian Kullin
Elizabeth A. Bukusi

20242 citationsOpen accessUniversity of Nairobi

Abstract

Improving the efficacy and durability of BV treatment with microbiome-directed therapies by appropriately accounting for host and microbial genetic factors, could potentially reduce the risk of HIV infection in African women.

Research topics

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
Reproductive tract infections research
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions

Sustainable Development Goals

Good Health and Well-being

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DOI: 10.3389/frph.2024.1431306

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