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Quantify adolescent HIV prevalence and associated risk behaviours in South Africa.

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December 9, 2025

Sexual risk behaviours, gender, & age dimensions of the adolescent HIV epidemic in South Africa

Key Points

Quantify adolescent HIV prevalence and associated risk behaviours in South Africa.
Collaborative project called Being ALHIV
Data quantification on adolescents living with HIV
Highlights limited data on adolescents living with HIV in South Africa
Identifies the need for targeted interventions for adolescents at risk of HIV

Abstract

There is limited data on adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) in South Africa. To address this gap, we sought to quantify adolescent HIV prevalence & risk behaviours, in a collaborative project called Being ALHIV: What do we know about adolescents living with HIV?

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Human Sciences Research Council (Tue,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69401efa2d562116f28f9a6c https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.14749/30830897