Citation

Klot JF, Auerbach JD, Veronese F, Brown G, Pei A, Wira CR, Hope T, M'boup S. AIDS Res. Hum. Retroviruses 2012; 28(11): 1379-1388.

Affiliation

Social Science Research Council, Brooklyn, New York, United States; klot@ssrc.org.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Mary Ann Liebert Publishers)

DOI

10.1089/AID.2012.0273

PMID

22953712

Abstract

The links between sexual violence, genito-anal injury, and HIV are understudied but potentially significant for understanding the epidemic's disproportionate impacts on young women and girls, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, other hyper-endemic areas, and conflict-affected regions. A Scientific Research Planning Meeting was convened by the Social Science Research Council at the Greentree Foundation in New York, March 19-20, 2012, bringing together an interdisciplinary group of researchers, clinicians, and policy makers to identify knowledge needs and gaps in three key areas: 1) the role of genito-anal injury on HIV transmission, acquisition and pathogenesis; 2) the influence of sex and age-related anatomic characteristics on HIV transmission, acquisition and pathogenesis; and 3) the role of heterosexual anal intercourse in HIV transmission. This article reflects the consensus that emerged from the Greentree Meeting regarding priority scientific research questions in these three areas, associated data collection and measurement challenges and opportunities, and implications for policy and practice.

Language: en