Background School‐based sexual and reproductive health programmes are widely
accepted as an approach to reducing high‐risk sexual behaviour among adolescents. Many …

Objective To generate global and regional estimates for the prevalence and incidence of
herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 and type 2 infection for 2016. Methods To obtain data, we …

Sexual self-efficacy (SSE), one's perceived control of or confidence in the ability to perform a
given sexual outcome, predicts sexual behavior; however, important questions remain …

Background Evidence shows that HIV prevalence among young women in sub-Saharan
Africa increases almost five-fold between ages 15 and 24, with almost a quarter of young …

Introduction Young adolescent women in sub‐Saharan Africa are three to four times more
likely to be HIV‐positive than boys or men. One of the relationship dynamics that is likely to …

Background. Prevention of both school dropout and teen pregnancy represent clear public
health priorities for South Africa, yet their complex and potentially cyclical relationship has …

Objective: To estimate the association between school attendance, school dropout, and risk
of incident HIV and herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection among young women …

Objective: To identify the unmet needs for HIV prevention among older adults in rural South
Africa. Methods: We analyzed data from a population-based sample of 5059 men and …

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 …

Introduction Evidence has shown that the experience of violence by a partner has important
influences on women's risk of HIV acquisition. Using a randomized experiment in northeast …