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The latest international news, analysis and features on the HIV epidemic from Avert. Share your views and expertise with your peers in the comments box below the articles.

29 October 2019
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Young women welcoming people into a nightclub

Low self-esteem strongly associated with transaction sex

Young women with low self-esteem are five times more likely to engage in transactional sex than other young women, South African survey suggests.

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22 October 2019
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African girls in uniform walk along road's edge

A decade of HIV treatment has failed the most high-risk young women

A review of HIV incidence among young people in east and southern Africa since antiretroviral treatment (ART) roll-out reveals failures to reach the highest-risk young women.

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18 October 2019
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Malawian woman

10-fold increase in South African adolescents entering HIV care

The number of adolescents in HIV care in South Africa has increased 10-fold since 2005, and could double again by 2021.

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11 October 2019
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Pregnant woman at market in Kenya

PrEP use among pregnant women in Kenya: no adverse effects found

A large PrEP programme for pregnant women in Kenya finds no association between PrEP use and birth complications

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09 October 2019
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Impressive results from Zimbabwe’s national HIV sex worker programme

Sister with a Voice, Zimbabwe’s HIV programme for sex workers, has significantly increased HIV testing, treatment and viral suppression among women who sell sex.

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