About this Research Topic
For the second anniversary of Frontiers in Reproductive Health, Frontiers has organized a series of Research Topics to tackle ongoing equity issues in the field of Reproductive Health. Reproductive health affects everyone and yet we see massive disparities in engagement, outcomes and access to care. With this series, we aim to provide a platform for some of the most important inequity issues across the reproductive health field, including gender, ethnicity and social determinants, but we also aim to highlight field-specific challenges and research in each of our specialties. We welcome quantitative and qualitative research as part of this Topic, alongside perspective pieces and case studies.
In HIV and STIs we highlight, but are not limited to, the below challenges:
• Sexual and reproductive health of adolescents living with HIV/AIDS
• Inequities in maternal and adolescent sexual and reproductive health services
• The inclusion of pregnant women in studies in sexual and reproductive health interventions
• Research from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)
• Race and inequities in sexual and reproductive health outcomes among women of color
• Addressing inequities in HIV/AIDS and STIs Programs
• Addressing the unmet contraceptive needs of adolescents in LMICs
• Low rates of diagnostic skills and implementation on the part of practitioners
• Women in sub-Sahara Africa remain disadvantaged in the provision of SRH services
• Addressing STI management and accurate diagnosis
• Gender inequality
• Strengthening access to quality sexual and reproductive health education for young adolescents in LMICs/or Africa
• Resource mobilization for this cause
• Publication from a diverse group of investigators and settings
• Access to prevention technologies for LMICs (pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV, vaccines, diagnostics)
• Addressing the unmet sexual and reproductive health needs of key populations in Africa
• Social drivers of inequities and disparities in society
• Prevention of HIV and STIs among sex workers in LMICs
• HIV stigma and Discrimination: Perspectives and Experiences of People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in LMICs, disability inclusion programs/policies for PLWHA
• Women’s sexual autonomy – key in prevention of HIV and STIs
• Availability of digital health tools or mobile application for seeking of support among PLWHA
• HIV testing and counselling services in LMICs
In HIV and STIs we highlight, but are not limited to, the below challenges:
• Sexual and reproductive health of adolescents living with HIV/AIDS
• Inequities in maternal and adolescent sexual and reproductive health services
• The inclusion of pregnant women in studies in sexual and reproductive health interventions
• Research from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)
• Race and inequities in sexual and reproductive health outcomes among women of color
• Addressing inequities in HIV/AIDS and STIs Programs
• Addressing the unmet contraceptive needs of adolescents in LMICs
• Low rates of diagnostic skills and implementation on the part of practitioners
• Women in sub-Sahara Africa remain disadvantaged in the provision of SRH services
• Addressing STI management and accurate diagnosis
• Gender inequality
• Strengthening access to quality sexual and reproductive health education for young adolescents in LMICs/or Africa
• Resource mobilization for this cause
• Publication from a diverse group of investigators and settings
• Access to prevention technologies for LMICs (pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV, vaccines, diagnostics)
• Addressing the unmet sexual and reproductive health needs of key populations in Africa
• Social drivers of inequities and disparities in society
• Prevention of HIV and STIs among sex workers in LMICs
• HIV stigma and Discrimination: Perspectives and Experiences of People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in LMICs, disability inclusion programs/policies for PLWHA
• Women’s sexual autonomy – key in prevention of HIV and STIs
• Availability of digital health tools or mobile application for seeking of support among PLWHA
• HIV testing and counselling services in LMICs
Keywords: inequities, disparities, HIV, STIs, access to care, reproductive health, gender, ethnicity, social determinants
Important Note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
