A vaginal ring to prevent HIV infection is popular with
teenage girls, US scientists say.
Women and girls aged 15-24 account for a fifth of all new
HIV infections globally. Nearly 1,000 are infected every day in sub-Saharan
Africa.
Infused with microbicides, the ring, which sits on the
cervix, has been shown to cut infections by 56 per cent.
Experts say it frees women from relying on men to wear
condoms and allows them to protect themselves confidentially.
Dr Anthony Fauci, the director of the US National Institute
of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told the BBC: “If you can give women the
