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.
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