Sexual-risk behaviours and HIV and syphilis prevalence among in- and out-of-school adolescent girls and young women in Uganda: A cross-sectional study.

Joseph K B MatovuJustine N BukenyaDickson KasoziStephens KisakaRose KisaAgnes NyabigamboAbdulaziz TugumeJohn Baptist BwanikaLevicatus MugenyiIrene MurungiDavid SerwaddaRhoda K Wanyenze

Published in: PloS one (2021)

In-school AGYW engaged in more protective sexual behaviors and had less HIV and syphilis than their out-of-school counterparts. These findings suggest a need for target-specific risk-reduction interventions stratified by schooling status.

Keyphrases

physical activity
human immunodeficiency virus
mental health
men who have sex with men
hiv testing
hiv positive
antiretroviral therapy
hiv infected
hepatitis c virus
hiv aids
risk factors
south africa