... foam. • Traditional methods include periodic abstinence (also known as the calendar or rhythm method) and withdrawal. • In East Africa, as in most of sub-Saharan Africa, injectables are the ... scrapes. Also, the vagina and anus have larger surface areas exposed, and the virus can survive there more easily A Journalist’s Guide To Sexual and Reproductive Health In East Africacontinued…POPULATION ... infection rates appear to be stable, there is evidence that risky behavior is increasing. • Availability of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been increasing steadily. By 2008, ART was reaching about...