HIV/AIDS Prevention
Condom use compliments abstinence and faithfulness as part of AIDS prevention strategies
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, December 18th, 2005
According to a recent report from Uganda, "The ABC strategy is credited for bringing the HIV/AIDS epidemic under control in Uganda. By promoting abstinence, being faithful, and condom use, safe(r) behaviors have been identified that are applicable to people in different circumstances.
"However, scaling-up of antiretroviral therapy in the country raised concerns that HIV prevention messages targeting the uninfected population are not taking sufficient account of inherent complexities."
"Furthermore," wrote S. Okware and colleagues at...
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