Protecting Teenage Girls From HIV
A new study shows that alleviating poverty can help protect South African teenage girls from HIV/AIDS. It says small, monthly government grants allow girls to live more normal lives and avoid the advances of older men.
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South Africa:
Protecting Teenage Girls From HIV
VOA, 26 November 2013
A new study shows that alleviating poverty can help protect South African teenage girls from HIV/AIDS. It says small, monthly government grants allow girls to live more normal… Read more »
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Africa:
Adolescents Often Neglected in African HIV Programs
VOA, 25 November 2013
The World Health Organization (WHO) says that only 10 percent of young men and 15 percent of young women in sub-Saharan Africa know their HIV status. The WHO say governments need… Read more »
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South Africa:
Govt Grants Protect Teenage Girls From 'Sugar Daddies'
Oxford University, 26 November 2013
A large-scale study, led by Oxford University, has identified that government grants in Southern Africa can reduce major HIV risks for teenage girls. Their findings are published… Read more »
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Africa:
Adolescent Girls Want Better Education, Health, Safety to Thrive - Report
AlertNet, 11 October 2013
Some of the world's poorest and most vulnerable adolescent girls told researchers that they want and need better education, access to health care and less impoverished and… Read more »
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Cameroon:
HIV Message Misses Pregnant Teens
IPS, 29 October 2013
With a wide smile Beatrice M.* says that she lives by the motto "life is short and beautiful -- live it to the full." The 20-year-old, HIV-positive mother refuses to be defeated by… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Fear of HIV Testing Among Zimbabwe's Teens
IPS, 21 November 2013
Seventeen-year-old Natalie Mlambo* has two good reasons to get tested for HIV. She has two boyfriends and has unprotected sex with them. One is a high school classmate. The other… Read more »