Adolescent girls and young women: key populations for HIV epidemic control

Introduction At the epicentre of the HIV epidemic in southern Africa, adolescent girls and young women aged 15–24 contribute a disproportionate ~30% of all new infections and seroconvert 5–7 years earlier than their male peers. This age–sex disparity in HIV acquisition continues to sustain unprecede...

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Published in:	Journal of the International AIDS Society Vol. 18; no. 2S1; pp. 19408 - n/a
Main Authors:	Dellar, Rachael C, Dlamini, Sarah, Karim, Quarraisha Abdool
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Switzerland International AIDS Society 01.02.2015 John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Subjects:	Acquired immune deficiency syndrome Adolescent adolescent girls Adolescents Adult Africa, Southern - epidemiology AIDS Control Demographic aspects Epidemics Epidemics - prevention & control Female Food security Health aspects HIV HIV and adolescents: focus on young key populations HIV infection HIV infections HIV Infections - epidemiology HIV Infections - prevention & control HIV prevention Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Prevention prevention interventions Public health Reproductive health Risk factors Sexual behavior Sexual health Sexually transmitted diseases STD Teenage girls Teenagers United States Womens health Young Adult Young adults Young women Africa, Southern United States South Africa Africa New York KwaZulu-Natal Province South Africa United States > US Tanzania Zimbabwe Uganda young women prevention interventions HIV prevention adolescent girls
ISSN:	1758-2652, 1758-2652
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