Sexual partner types and incident HIV infection among rural South African adolescent girls and young women enrolled in HPTN 068: a latent class analysis

N Nguyen, KA Powers, WC Miller… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: Sexual partners are the primary source of incident HIV infection among
adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in sub-Saharan Africa. Identifying partner types …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of cash transfer delivered along with combination HIV prevention interventions in reducing the risky sexual behavior of adolescent girls and …

E Kuringe, A Christensen, J Materu… - JMIR Public Health …, 2022 - derma.jmir.org
Background: Poverty and social inequality exacerbate HIV risk among adolescent girls and
young women (AGYW) in sub-Saharan Africa. Cash transfers can influence the structural …

[HTML][HTML] Age-disparate and intergenerational sex partnerships and HIV: the role of gender norms among adolescent girls and young women in Malawi

DM Reed, E Radin, E Kim, N Wadonda-Kabondo… - BMC Public Health, 2024 - Springer
Background Age-mixing (age-disparate [5–9 years difference] and intergenerational [≥ 10
years difference]) partnerships are hypothesized drivers of HIV in adolescent girls and …

Implications of rapid population growth on survey design and HIV estimates in the Rakai Community Cohort Study (RCCS), Uganda

A Khalifa, R Ssekubugu, J Lessler, M Wawer… - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Since rapid population growth challenges longitudinal population-based HIV
cohorts in Africa to maintain coverage of their target populations, this study evaluated …

Characteristics of HIV seroconverters in the setting of universal test and treat: Results from the SEARCH trial in rural Uganda and Kenya

MN Nyabuti, ML Petersen, EA Bukusi, MR Kamya… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Additional progress towards HIV epidemic control requires understanding who
remains at risk of HIV infection in the context of high uptake of universal testing and …

[HTML][HTML] Age-disparate relationships at first sex and reproductive autonomy, empowerment, and sexual violence among adolescent girls and young women in Rwanda

J Kunesh, R Hémono, E Gatare, L Kayitesi… - SSM-Population …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Age-disparate relationships (ADR) place adolescent girls and young women
(AGYW) at higher risk of unprotected sex and HIV infection; few studies have investigated …

Feasibility and Acceptability of the Novel Tu'Washindi Intervention to Increase PrEP Use among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Siaya County, Kenya

AM Minnis, K Agot, M Hartmann, S Otticha… - AIDS and Behavior, 2024 - Springer
Abstract The Tu'Washindi intervention addressed intimate partner violence (IPV) and
relationship dynamics to increase PrEP use among adolescent girls and young women …

Effects of early social bonds on adolescent trajectories of sexual risk behaviors among south African girls

NC Gottfredson, NL Bhushan, HLMN Reyes… - AIDS and Behavior, 2022 - Springer
The goal of this manuscript is to advance HIV risk behavior prevention efforts for South
African adolescent girls by identifying distinct trajectory patterns across multiple behavioral …

[HTML][HTML] Longitudinal patterns of initiation, persistence, and cycling on PrEP among female sex workers and adolescent girls and young women in South Africa, 2016 …

RAO Amrita, C Lesko, H Mhlophe… - AIDS (London …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective Female sex workers (FSW) and adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) face a
disproportionately high risk of HIV in South Africa. Oral PrEP can avert new infections, but its …

Determinants of HIV testing behaviour among male South African construction workers

K Yakubu, P Bowen, R Govender - AIDS care, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The global trend of poorer outcomes across the HIV treatment cascade for men has drawn
attention to the importance of engaging men in prevention and treatment services. The …