Association of HIV Intervention Uptake With HIV Prevalence in Adolescent Girls and Young Women in South Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

In South Africa, adolescent girls and young women aged 15 to 24 years are among the most high-risk groups for acquiring HIV. Progress in reducing HIV incidence in this population has been slow.

Objective

To describe HIV prevalence and HIV risk behaviors among a sample of adolescent girls and young women and to model the association between exposure to multiple or layered interventions and key HIV biological and behavioral outcomes.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional survey was conducted between March 13, 2017, and June 22, 2018, in 2 districts in Gauteng province and in 2 districts in KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. A stratified cluster random sampling method was used. Participants included adolescent girls and young women aged 1

SUBMITTER: Govender K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9034400 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature