Preventing HIV and other STIs among women and girls using contraceptive services in contexts with high HIV incidence

Overview

According to the recent Evidence for Contraceptive Options and HIV Outcomes Study (ECHO), the incidence of HIV infection and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remains high among adolescent girls and women in parts of East and Southern Africa. But, there and elsewhere, contraceptive services offer limited choices for HIV prevention and for contraception. Urgent action is required to invest in and expand HIV prevention, STI services and contraceptive choices in the broader context of providing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services that uphold the rights of adolescent girls and women. 

This programmatic brief explores how to expand HIV and STI prevention and contraceptive method options in contraceptive services and, thus, to reduce HIV and STI incidence among adolescent girls and women.