Background: Nearly all population-level research showing positive associations between
age-disparate partnerships and HIV acquisition among adolescent girls and young women …

Introduction: Age‐disparate sex has long been considered a factor that increases HIV risk for
young women in South Africa. However, recent studies from specific regions in South Africa …

Objective: Sexual liaisons between older men and younger women have been linked to
greater risk of HIV acquisition. This study aims to (1) identify psychosocial and behavioral …

In South Africa, a large proportion of young women are in age disparate relationships, which
is believed to be a risk factor for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The aim of this study …

Objective There is an urgent need to understand high HIV-infection rates among young
women in sub-Saharan Africa. While age-disparate partnerships have been characterised …

Background: Attending school may have a strong preventative association with sexually
transmitted infections among young women, but the mechanism for this relationship is …

Background Age disparities in sexual relationships have been proposed as a key risk factor
for HIV transmission in Sub-Saharan Africa, but evidence remains inconclusive. The SIHR …

Objective This study examines the role of age-disparate partnerships on young women's HIV
risk by investigating coital frequency and condom use within age-disparate partnerships …

Objective: To quantify the contribution of specific sexual partner age groups to the risk of HIV
acquisition in men and women in a hyperendemic region of South Africa. Design: We …

Background Age-disparate sex is associated with increased HIV risk among adolescent girls
and young women (AGYW) in sub-Saharan Africa. However, little has been done to …