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Young people's sexual health in South Africa: HIV prevalence and sexual behaviors from a nationally representative household survey
AIDS · 2005 · Vol. 19(14) · pp. 1525–1534
Audrey Pettifor✉(University of the Witwatersrand)Helen Rees(University of the Witwatersrand)Immo Kleinschmidt(South African Medical Research Council)Annie E. Steffenson(Harvard University Press)Catherine MacPhail(University of the Witwatersrand)Lindiwe Hlongwa-Madikizela(University of the Witwatersrand)Kerry VermaakNancy Padian(University of California, San Francisco)
Abstract
This survey confirms the high HIV prevalence among young people in South Africa and, in particular, young women's disproportionate risk. Programs for youth must continue to promote partner reduction, consistent condom use and prompt treatment for sexually transmitted infections while also addressing contextual factors that make it difficult for them to implement behavior change.
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsSex work and related issuesMedicineCondomDemographyYoung adultOdds ratioConfidence intervalCross-sectional studyPopulationHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)Gerontology
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AdolescentAdultAge Determination by SkeletonCross-Sectional StudiesEpidemiologic MethodsFemaleHealth PromotionHumansMaleSexual BehaviorSouth AfricaHIV InfectionsPrevalenceSex Distribution
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