Open AccessCommunity Space, Community Groups, and Incident HIV Infection Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Rural South Africa: A Longitudinal Analysis of HIV Prevention Trials Network 068 Data
Author(s) -
Nivedita L. Bhushan,
Marie Stoner,
Rhian Twine,
Kathleen Kahn,
Sheri A. Lippman,
Audrey Pettifor
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0000000000002676
Subject(s) - demography , transactional sex , medicine , hazard ratio , psychological intervention , confidence interval , incidence (geometry) , context (archaeology) , gerontology , population , environmental health , psychiatry , geography , sociology , physics , archaeology , optics , research methodology
As adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) transition to adulthood, their interaction with their social context becomes a critical consideration for HIV prevention interventions. Few studies have examined what types of community groups and community spaces might be protective for AGYW HIV acquisition and related sexual behaviors.