Women and HIV : a spotlight on adolescent girls and young women
2019
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TitleWomen and HIV : a spotlight on adolescent girls and young women
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Summary
Adolescent girls and young women are still disproportionally affected by HIV. In eastern and southern Africa in 2017, 79% of new HIV infections among 10–19-year-olds were among females. An estimated 50 adolescent girls die every day from AIDS-related illnesses. And each day, some 460 adolescent girls become infected with HIV.
DateGeneva : Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), 2019
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19 p. : ill., graphs
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 19).