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At-Risk Populations
Sexual power linked to HIV risk in South Africa
February 3rd, 2005
According to recent research from South Africa, "Gender power inequities are believed to play a key role in the HIV epidemic through their effects on women's power in sexual relationships." "We hypothesized that lack of sexual power, measured with a four-point relationship control scale and by a woman's experience of forced sex with her most recent partner, would decrease the likelihood of consistent condom use and increase the risk for HIV infection among sexually experienced, 15- to 24-year-old women in South Africa," said A.E. Pettifor and colleagues, Chris Hani Bagawanath Hospital, Soweto. They found that "while limited sexual power was not...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-02-03)
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