[HTML][HTML] Associations between depressive symptoms, sexual behaviour and relationship characteristics: a prospective cohort study of young women and men in the …

M Nduna, RK Jewkes, KL Dunkle, NPJ Shai… - Journal of the …, 2010 - Springer
Background Psychological factors are often neglected in HIV research, although
psychological distress is common in low-to middle-income countries, such as South Africa …

Do age-disparate relationships drive HIV incidence in young women? Evidence from a population cohort in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

G Harling, ML Newell, F Tanser, I Kawachi… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Background: Based on ethnographic investigations and mathematical models, older sexual
partners are often considered a major risk factor for HIV for young women in sub-Saharan …

HIV among out-of-school youth in Eastern and Southern Africa: a review

K Stroeken, P Remes, P De Koker, K Michielsen… - AIDS care, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
The overall decline of the HIV epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa conceals how the HIV burden
has shifted to fall on areas that have been more difficult to reach. This review considers out …

[HTML][HTML] The prevalence of risky sexual behaviors among youth center reproductive health clinics users and non-users in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a comparative cross …

N Fetene, W Mekonnen - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Risky sexual behaviors adversely affect the health of youth and young adults
exposing them to sexually transmitted infections including HIV/AIDS and unwanted …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of risky sexual behavior and practice among Aksum university students, Shire campus, Shire town, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2017

A Kebede, B Molla, H Gerensea - BMC research notes, 2018 - Springer
Objective Having sex at early age, having multiple sexual partners, having sex while under
the influence of alcohol or drugs and unprotected sexual behaviors are the common …

Eating disorders, body image and media exposure among adolescent girls in rural Burkina Faso

V Terhoeven, C Nikendei… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Body dissatisfaction and eating disorders (ED) among young females may
increase in limited‐resource settings as exposure to media and higher‐resource cultures …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of risky sexual behaviors and risk perception among youths in Western Ethiopia: the influences of family and peers: a comparative cross-sectional …

EL Negeri - BMC Public Health, 2014 - Springer
Background Ethiopia is a developing country with a demographic profile dominated by
young population with in the ages of 15–24, constituting one third of the total population …

[HTML][HTML] Sexual behaviour of men and women within age-disparate partnerships in South Africa: implications for young women's HIV risk

B Maughan-Brown, M Evans, G George - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background Age-disparate partnerships are hypothesized to increase HIV-risk for young
women. However, the evidence base remains mixed. Most studies have focused only on …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating DREAMS HIV prevention interventions targeting adolescent girls and young women in high HIV prevalence districts in South Africa: protocol for a …

G George, C Cawood, A Puren, D Khanyile… - BMC women's …, 2020 - Springer
Background Young women in sub-Saharan Africa remain at the epicentre of the HIV
epidemic, with surveillance data indicating persistent high levels of HIV incidence. In South …

“Not on the agenda”: a qualitative study of influences on health services use among poor young women who use drugs in Cape Town, South Africa

B Myers, T Carney, WM Wechsberg - International Journal of Drug Policy, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Poor young women who use alcohol and other drugs (AODs) in Cape Town,
South Africa, need access to health services to prevent HIV. Efforts to link young women to …