Persistently high incidence of HIV and poor service uptake in adolescent girls and young women in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa prior to DREAMS.
Natsayi ChimbindiNondumiso MthiyaneIsolde BirdthistleSian FloydNuala McGrathDeenan PillayJanet SeeleyThembelihle ZumaJaco DreyerDickman GaretaTinofa MutevedziJustin FentyKobus HerbstTheresa SmitKathy BaisleyMaryam ShahmaneshPublished in: PloS one (2018)
Prior to DREAMS, HIV incidence in AGYW was high. HIV and SRH service uptake did not improve and was suboptimal. Findings highlight the need for combination HIV prevention programmes for AGYW in this economically vulnerable area.