Objective: To determine the association between age-disparate relationships and risk of HIV
infection among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) aged 15–24 years. Design …

Objective: Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) have a much higher risk of HIV
infection than young men of the same age. One hypothesis for this disparity is AGYW are …

Background: Evidence on the role of age-disparate partnerships in high HIV-infection rates
among young women in sub-Saharan Africa remains inconclusive. This study examined the …

Objective: Age-disparate sexual relationships with older men may drive high rates of HIV
acquisition in young women in sub-Saharan Africa, but evidence is limited. We investigate …

Background: Based on ethnographic investigations and mathematical models, older sexual
partners are often considered a major risk factor for HIV for young women in sub-Saharan …

Background HIV incidence among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) remains
high, with their male partners a prominent factor in sustaining these elevated rates …

Background: Age-disparate relationships are associated with increased HIV prevalence. We
determined whether the frequency of age-disparate relationships in never married women …

Background Age-disparate partnerships are hypothesized to increase HIV-risk for young
women. However, the evidence base remains mixed. Most studies have focused only on …

Abstract Background In South Africa, age-disparate to sexual relationships where the age
difference between partners is 5 years or greater is an important contributor to the spread of …

Objective: Cross-sectional and cohort studies draw different conclusions on whether age-
disparate partnerships increase HIV-acquisition risk for young women. We investigated …