Adolescent girls and young women as a critical population for HIV epidemic control in sub-Saharan Africa : are we doing enough?

dc.contributor.authorMurewanhema, Grant
dc.contributor.authorMoyo, Enos
dc.contributor.authorMoyo, Perseverance
dc.contributor.authorDzinamarira, Tafadzwa
dc.date.accessioned2025-12-08T09:43:54Z
dc.date.available2025-12-08T09:43:54Z
dc.date.issued2025-11-13
dc.description.abstractWithout proper control measures, sub-Saharan African (SSA) adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) aged 15–24 are at high risk of HIV infection. Despite significant progress in the control of the HIV epidemic, most new infections in SSA in 2023 occurred in AGYW. High sexual and reproductive activity in AGYW contributes significantly to the HIV epidemic, making them a priority population for focused prevention efforts that uphold their sexual and reproductive health and rights.
dc.description.departmentSchool of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH)
dc.description.librarianhj2025
dc.description.sdgSDG-03: Good health and well-being
dc.description.urihttps://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health
dc.identifier.citationMurewanhema, G., Moyo, E., Moyo, P. and Dzinamarira, T. (2025) Adolescent girls and young women as a critical population for HIV epidemic control in sub-Saharan Africa: are we doing enough? Frontiers in Public Health 13:1670190: 1-5. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1670190.
dc.identifier.issn2296-2565 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.3389/fpubh.2025.1670190
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/107126
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherFrontiers Media
dc.rights© 2025 Murewanhema, Moyo, Moyo and Dzinamarira. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).
dc.subjectAdolescent girls and young women (AGYW)
dc.subjectHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
dc.subjectHIV prevention
dc.subjectHIV programs
dc.subjectAfrica
dc.subjectSub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
dc.subjectOpinion
dc.titleAdolescent girls and young women as a critical population for HIV epidemic control in sub-Saharan Africa : are we doing enough?
dc.typeArticle

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