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1. 1. Age-disparate Partnerships and Socioeconomic Status - a study on HIV risk for adolescent girls and young women in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

   Author : Beatrice Holgersson; Iina Ojala; [2020-06-30]
   Keywords : Socioeconomic status; HIV; Age disparate partnership; Adolescent girls young women; 90-90-90 treatment targets;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the relationship between socioeconomic status and age-disparate partnerships for adolescent girls and young women aged 15-24 in KwaZulu-Natal. Age-disparate partnering is defined as engaging in a sexual partnership with a partner five years older or more. READ MORE

3. 2. HIV in Ukraine: An Everlasting Epidemic? Assessment of knowledge, behaviour change, tolerance towards people living with HIV and accessibility of healthcare services for HIV among adolescent girls and young women in Ukraine.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Sonja Bloch; [2018]
   Keywords : HIV; health prevention; project effectiveness; gender equality; Ukraine; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Ukraine has the second highest rates of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Europe and struggles with the HIV epidemic since the 1990s. Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) are especially vulnerable due to their social position and biological characteristics. READ MORE

4. 3. Adolescent sexual and reproductive health in Maputo - Exploring perceptions of social vulnerability to early pregnancy and HIV

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Karin Nordlöf; [2017]
   Keywords : social vulnerability; sexual and reproductive health; gender inequalities; adolescents; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The sexual and reproductive health of adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa is a widely recognized development issue which places a high burden on women as well as countries’ social and economic development. This constitutes a particularly urgent issue in Mozambique with elevated numbers of adolescent pregnancy and one of the world’s highest HIV prevalence. READ MORE

5. 4. Still unequal? : The impact of social identities on girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and rights in South Africa

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Katharina Stark; [2015]
   Keywords : Gender; Class; Ethnicity; Sexual and reproductive health and rights; Human rights; Intersectionality; South Africa; Education; Inequality; Life Orientation;

   Abstract : Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are human rights, thus they should be universally accessible. Young women and girls are often considered a disadvantaged group with low access to human rights. Various feminist scholars have highlighted gender inequality as the cause of this marginalisation. READ MORE

6. 5. The experiences of Nicaraguan health care professionals' encounters with victims of sexual violence

   University essay from Sophiahemmet Högskola

   Author : Erika Hellberg; [2014]
   Keywords : Sexual violence; Health care; Adolescent pregnancy; Human rights; Nicaragua;

   Abstract : Background  Sexual violence against women and adolescents is widespread in Nicaragua, a country which also has one of the highest rates of adolescent pregnancies in Latin America. Research shows that adolescent pregnancy is often in correlation with sexual violence. READ MORE