Uganda: Youth Living With HIV Prefer Negative Partners

Kampala — YOUNG people living with HIV prefer to date partners of a negative sero status. This was revealed in a study among adolescents living with HIV at the Paediatric Infectious Diseases Clinic (PIDC) in Mulago.

Presenting the adolescent sexuality study, Dr Sabrina Bakeera-Kitaka, the head of adolescent programmes at PIDC, said these young people have matured to a stage where thoughts of having children and founding families come naturally. And for this, they prefer partners who are HIV-negative for fear of re-infection. The desire to have children is a barrier to protection.

...

AllAfrica publishes around 400 reports a day from more than 100 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals, representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct.

Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica. To address comments or complaints, please Contact us.