[HTML][HTML] Preventive measures against HIV among Uganda's youth: Strategies, implementation, and effectiveness

EI Obeagu, GU Obeagu - Medicine, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Preventing HIV among Uganda's youth is a critical public health priority due to the high
prevalence of HIV/AIDS and the disproportionate burden of new infections among young …

The HIV epidemic in South Africa: key findings from 2017 national population-based survey

K Zuma, L Simbayi, N Zungu, S Moyo… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
South Africa has the largest number of people living with HIV worldwide. South Africa has
implemented five population-based HIV prevalence surveys since 2002 aimed at …

South African National HIV prevalence, incidence, behaviour and communication survey, 2017: Towards achieving the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets

L Simbayi, K Zuma, N Zungu, S Moyo, E Marinda… - 2019 - repository.hsrc.ac.za
The 2017 National HIV Prevalence, Incidence, Behaviour and Communication Survey is the
fifth wave in a series of national cross-sectional surveys that have been undertaken every …

Association between sexual violence and unintended pregnancy among adolescent girls and young women in South Africa

AI Ajayi, HC Ezegbe - BMC public health, 2020 - Springer
Background Unintended pregnancy has dire consequences on the health and
socioeconomic wellbeing of adolescent girls and young women (AGYW)(aged 15–24 …

HIV prevalence in South Africa through gender and racial lenses: results from the 2012 population-based national household survey

M Mabaso, L Makola, I Naidoo, LL Mlangeni… - International journal for …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background In South Africa, persistence of the HIV epidemic and associated
gender and racial disparities is a major concern after more than 20 years of democratic …

Knowledge, attitudes and practices of young adults towards HIV prevention: an analysis of baseline data from a community-based HIV prevention intervention study in …

S Shamu, S Khupakonke, T Farirai, J Slabbert… - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Background With an HIV incidence of 1.00 skewed against women (1.51), adolescents in
South Africa are at high HIV risk. This paper assesses young adults'(18–24 years) …

Differing psychological vulnerabilities among behaviourally and perinatally HIV infected adolescents in South Africa–implications for targeted health service provision

L Sherr, LD Cluver, E Toska, E He - AIDS care, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT HIV infections are growing the fastest amongst adolescents, especially in sub
Saharan Africa. On reaching adolescence, perinatally-infected youth may have different …

Race, place, and HIV: The legacies of apartheid and racist policy in South Africa

GJ Bell, J Ncayiyana, A Sholomon, V Goel… - Social Science & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Black South Africans accounted for 6.2 out of 6.4 million people living with HIV in
South Africa in 2012, highlighting extreme racial disparities in HIV infection. These racial …

Accuracy and determinants of perceived HIV risk among young women in South Africa

B Maughan-Brown, AS Venkataramani - BMC public health, 2018 - Springer
Background HIV risk perceptions are a key determinant of HIV testing. The success of efforts
to achieve an AIDS-free generation–including reaching the UNAIDS 90–90-90 target–thus …

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 …