The Young Women’s Health CoOp in Cape Town, South Africa: Study protocol for a cluster-randomised trial for adolescent women at risk for HIV

The Young Women’s Health CoOp in Cape Town, South Africa: Study protocol for a cluster-randomised trial for adolescent women at risk for HIV

Abstract Background South Africa remains the global epicentre of HIV infection, and adolescent women have the highest incidence of HIV in the country. South Africa also has high rates of alcohol and other drug (AOD) use, violence, and gender inequality. Violence converges with AOD use, gender inequi...

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Main Authors: Wendee M. Wechsberg, Felicia A. Browne, Tara Carney, Bronwyn Myers, Alexandra Minnis, Robert MacDonald, Jacqueline W. Ndirangu, Leslie B. Turner, Brittni N. Howard, Nathaniel Rodman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Adolescent women
Alcohol and other drug use
HIV prevention
Gender-based violence
School dropouts
South Africa
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-5665-5

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