In sub-Saharan Africa, adolescents and young adults aged 15–24 years constitute 36% of
an estimated 1. 3 million new HIV infections. Complex biological, social, behavioral and …

Importance In South Africa, adolescent girls and young women aged 15 to 24 years are
among the most high-risk groups for acquiring HIV. Progress in reducing HIV incidence in …

Background Despite effective biomedical tools, HIV remains the largest cause of
morbidity/mortality in South Africa–especially among adolescents and young people. We …

Rationale Understanding what young adults and other key stakeholders find acceptable for
HIV prevention interventions and reasons explaining acceptability or lack thereof is crucial …

South Africa (SA) has an estimated 7.7 million people living with HIV–the highest number of
any country globally; HIV remains the leading cause of death. Despite highly efficacious and …

Abstract Introduction The “DREAMS Partnership” promotes a multi‐sectoral approach to
reduce adolescent girls and young women's (AGYW) vulnerability to HIV in sub‐Saharan …

Objectives: To evaluate uptake of a complex intervention for HIV prevention among general
populations of adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in three diverse settings. Design …

HIV prevention is often implemented as if African culture were either nonexistent or a series
of obstacles to overcome in order to achieve an effective, gender-equitable, human rights …

Background: Youth have disproportionately poor HIV outcomes. We aimed to co-design a
community-based intervention with youth to improve HIV outcomes among 16–24 year-olds …

Importance In Africa, the persistently high HIV incidence rate among young women is the
major obstacle to achieving the goal of epidemic control. Objective To determine trends in …