Introduction
STIS, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS
Global trends reveal a rapid increase in the incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) over the past decade, with more than one million curable STIs acquired daily [Taking antibiotics following sexual exposure to prevent bacterial STIs places preventive care in the hands of the user. Interventions that are individually controlled are greatly needed, especially for women, and the use of doxycycline as a post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) has been proposed as a novel STI prevention strategy [Studies among young African women have evaluated the association between HIV incidence and perception of HIV risk with disparate results [