December 3, 2025Open Access

Among the most vulnerable populations in South Africa: recently pregnant adolescents living with HIV

Puntos clave

HIV remains a critical challenge for adolescent girls in South Africa, with clear indicators of increased risk.
Key factors include gender inequalities, poverty, and violence that intensify vulnerability among this group.
Analysis highlights the urgent need for targeted reproductive health services and education among young women.
Addressing these structural and behavioural risk factors may play a role in reducing HIV transmission rates.

Resumen

Four decades into the HIV epidemic, adolescent girls and young women remain disproportionately affected by HIV due to family circumstances, reproductive service disruptions, gender inequalities, violence, poverty, unemployment, and lack of access to education. Recently, HSRC researchers published a report on the most prominent behavioural and structural risk factors faced by young pregnant teenage girls in South Africa.

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