Keep them in school: the importance of education as a protective factor against HIV infection among young South African women

Pettifor, A.E.; Levandowski, B.A.; MacPhail, C.; Padian, N.S.; Cohen, M.S.; Rees, H.V.

International Journal of Epidemiology 37(6): 1266-1273

2008


ISSN/ISBN: 0300-5771
PMID: 18614609
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyn131
Document Number: 203752
Objective: To identify risk factors for HIV infection among young women aged 15-24 years reporting one lifetime partner in South Africa. Design: In 2003, we conducted a nationally representative household survey of sexual behaviour and HIV testing among 11 904 young people aged 15-24 years in South Africa. This analysis focuses on the subset of sexually experienced young women with only one reported lifetime sex partner (n=1708).

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