Can we put a figure on the infectivity of HIV infection per coital act, and on the relative importance of the various determinants of transmission? Estimates are needed in order to plan effective interventions. A recent paper, published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases (Hughes, Celum et al.), discussed by an editorial (Gray & Wawer) […]
Day: February 26, 2012
Cervical cancer prevention in low-resource settings: could self-testing be the answer?
A recent paper (Qiao et al.) – Journal of National Cancer Institute (JNCI) 104:3 – reports the findings of a series of 5 population-based studies of self-screening for cervical cancer in rural China, involving 13,140 participants. They are particularly relevant to STI readers on account of issues they raise about the effectiveness of screening programs […]