South Africa: 'I Had Never Had Sex - How Could I Be HIV Positive?'

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Saidy Brown was 14 when she discovered that she was HIV positive. Now 22, she tells CYNTHIA MASEKO about the day that changed her life.

"It was June 16, Youth Day. An NGO came to my school to educate us about HIV. Someone asked me if I wanted to take a HIV test. Being young and innocent, I agreed. My result came back positive. I could not understand it because I had never had sex.

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