Diaphragm and lubricant gel acceptance, skills and patterns of use among women in an effectiveness trial in Southern Africa.

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Published in Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care on December 01, 2009

Authors

Elizabeth T Montgomery1, Kelly Blanchard, Helen Cheng, Tsungai Chipato, Guy de Bruyn, Gita Ramjee, Nancy Padian, Ariane van der Straten, MIRA team

Author Affiliations

1: Women's Global Health Imperative, RTI International, San Francisco Project Office, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA. emontgomery@rti.org

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