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HIV Infection in Young Adults in Africa: Context, Risks, and Opportunities for Prevention

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HIV, Resurgent Infections and Population Change in Africa

Part of the book series: International Studies in Population ((ISIP,volume 6))

Young adults in Africa are both the group with the highest incidence of HIV infection and the key target group for interventions. Each new generation of adolescents provides another opportunity for prevention, but these opportunities are being missed. In this article we review the contextual and proximate determinants of risk behaviour and HIV infection in young adults, and the effects of different control strategies.

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Caraël, M., Glynn, J.R. (2007). HIV Infection in Young Adults in Africa: Context, Risks, and Opportunities for Prevention. In: Caraël, M., Glynn, J.R. (eds) HIV, Resurgent Infections and Population Change in Africa. International Studies in Population, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6174-5_7

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