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A randomised trial of a contraceptive vaginal ring in women at risk of HIV infection in Rwanda: Safety of intermittent and continuous use
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Contraceptive vaginal rings could play a role in expanding the contraceptive method mix and in preparing communities for the introduction of HIV prevention and multipurpose rings.We conducted an open label single-centre randomised clinical trial of intermittent versus continuous use of NuvaRing® in Kigali, Rwanda, in 2013-2014. We randomised 120 HIV-negative women 1:1 to intermittent use (three rings with a ring-free week in between rings) or continuous use (four rings without ring-free weeks...
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- 10.1371/journal.pone.0197572
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- Publisher:
- Public Library of Science
- Journal:
- PloS one More from this journal
- Volume:
- 13
- Issue:
- 6
- Pages:
- e0197572
- Publication date:
- 2018-06-01
- Acceptance date:
- 2018-04-26
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1932-6203
- ISSN:
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1932-6203
- Pmid:
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29856848
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English
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pubs:856317
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pubs:856317
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856317
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- Kestelyn et al
- Copyright date:
- 2018
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- © 2018 Kestelyn et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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- CC Attribution (CC BY)
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