Sustained High HIV Incidence in Young Women in Southern Africa: Social, Behavioral, and Structural Factors and Emerging Intervention Approaches

Current HIV/AIDS Reports

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 207-215

  Harrison, Abigail ^a   Colvin, Christopher J ^b   Kuo, Caroline ^a,b   Swartz, Alison ^b   Lurie, Mark ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

HIV infection; Interventions; Southern Africa; Structural factors; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; BLACK PERSON; EARLY INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PATHOGENICITY; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA, SOUTHERN; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EARLY MEDICAL INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84937759163     PISSN: 15483568     EISSN: 15483576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11904-015-0261-0     Document Type: Review

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