[HTML][HTML] HIV and adolescent girls and young women in sub‐Saharan Africa: A call for expedited action to reduce new infections

G Murewanhema, G Musuka, P Moyo, E Moyo… - IJID regions, 2022 - Elsevier
Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) from sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), aged 15-24,
remain at substantial risk of acquiring HIV. AGYW accounted for 63% of all new HIV …

Risk factors for HIV infection among adolescents and the youth: a systematic review

PA Bossonario, MRL Ferreira, RLP Andrade… - … latino-americana de …, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
Objective: to identify and analyze HIV infection risk factors among adolescents and the
youth. Method: this is a systematic review whose guide question is: what are the risk factors …

Large age shifts in HIV-1 incidence patterns in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

A Akullian, A Vandormael, JC Miller… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Recent declines in adult HIV-1 incidence have followed the large-scale expansion of
antiretroviral therapy and primary HIV prevention across high-burden communities of sub …

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) awareness, attitudes and uptake willingness among young people: gender differences and associated factors in two South African …

S Shamu, P Shamu, S Khupakonke, T Farirai… - Global health …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Background: Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention is safe and
effective in reducing HIV incidence. However, more evidence of PrEP knowledge …

Socioeconomic inequalities in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) sero-prevalence among women in Namibia: Further analysis of population-based data

M Ekholuenetale, H Onuoha… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Socioeconomic inequality is a major factor to consider in the prevention of human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission. The aim of this study was to investigate …

HIV risk factors and risk perception among adolescent girls and young women: results from a population-based survey in Western Kenya, 2018

V Kamire, F Magut, S Khagayi… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: In sub-Saharan Africa, HIV prevalence in adolescent girls and young women
(AGYW) is 2-fold to 3-fold higher than that in adolescent boys and young men …

Past and current status of adolescents living with HIV in South Africa, 2005–2017

I Naidoo, S Takatshana, R Sewpaul, S Jooste… - BMC research …, 2022 - Springer
Objectives This paper reports HIV prevalence, incidence, progress towards the UNAIDS (90-
90-90) targets, and HIV drug resistance among adolescents living with HIV in South Africa …

High HIV incidence among young women in South Africa: data from a large prospective study

T Palanee-Phillips, HV Rees, KB Heller, K Ahmed… - PLoS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Introduction South Africa has the highest national burden of HIV globally. Understanding
drivers of HIV acquisition in recently completed, prospective studies in which HIV was an …

Multiple sexual partnership among adolescent boys and young men in Ghana: analysis of the 2003–2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey

I Yeboah, J Okyere, NEY Dey, RO Mensah… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2022 - Springer
Background Multiple sexual partnership (MSP) is a major cause of HIV/AIDS epidemic and
unplanned pregnancies in sub-Saharan Africa. We investigate how individual, household …

Common mental disorders and HIV status in the context of DREAMS among adolescent girls and young women in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

N Mthiyane, G Harling, N Chimbindi, K Baisley… - BMC public health, 2021 - Springer
Background HIV affects many adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in South Africa.
Given the bi-directional HIV and mental health relationship, mental health services may help …