HIV/AIDS
Keeping young South Africans in school: A 'social vaccine' against AIDS
Published in AIDS Weekly, January 28th, 2008
The study, a collaboration between the School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), examined sexual behaviour and HIV prevalence among 916 young men and 1003 young women aged 14 to 25 in rural South Africa. The researchers wanted to know whether youth who remain in school are at higher or lower risk of HIV infection, compared to similar, out-of-school peers.
The team, led by Dr. James...
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Source: AIDS Weekly (2008-01-28)
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