[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of functional disabilities and associations among disabilities, violence, and HIV among adolescents and young adults in Lesotho

GM Massetti, C Stamatakis, S Charania… - Journal of Epidemiology …, 2024 - Springer
Introduction Lesotho has the second-highest prevalence of HIV. Despite progress in
achieving HIV epidemic control targets, inequities persist among certain groups, particularly …

[HTML][HTML] The influence of depressive symptoms and school-going status on risky behaviors: a pooled analysis among adolescents in six sub-Saharan African countries

U Partap, N Assefa, Y Berhane, A Sie… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) regarding risky behaviors among
adolescents remains scarce, despite the large population (approximately 249 million out of …

Crossroads of Choice: A qualitative study of the factors influencing decisions to transition from sex work among women engaged in sex work in Southern Uganda

J Nattabi, OS Bahar, J Nabayinda, P Nabunya… - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Background Women Engaged in commercial Sex Work (WESW) are exposed to behavioral,
biological, and structural factors that exacerbate their risk to HIV infection and other sexually …