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November 29, 2025BMC Public HealthOpen Access

Prevalence and determinants of HIV testing among adolescent girls and young women in 28 sub-Saharan African countries

Deborah Oluwatosin Okeke-Obayemi Oluwatobi Abel Alawode Sylvester Reuben Okeke Samuel Waweru Mwaniki

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Abstract

Concerningly, 21 countries, representing 75% of the countries included in the current study, have HIV testing coverage below 50% for AGYW. Collaborative efforts are needed to fast-track HIV screening/testing for AGYW considering their disproportionate vulnerability to HIV exposure.

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Okeke-Obayemi et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69402c782d562116f2903771 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-25828-w

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