Associations between friendship characteristics and HIV and HSV-2 status amongst young South African women in HPTN-068.
Elizabeth FearonRichard D WigginsAudrey E PettiforCatherine MacPhailKathleen KahnAmanda SelinF Xavier Gómez-OlivéSinéad Delany-MoretlweEstelle Piwowar-ManningOliver LaeyendeckerJames R HargreavesPublished in: Journal of the International AIDS Society (2018)
The characteristics of young women's friendships could contribute to their risk of HIV infection. The extent to which policies or programmes influence age-mixing and young women's normative environments should be considered.