Reducing HIV risk in Botswana : a national cluster randomised controlled trial
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2019-01-25
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The project identified an enormous need for health intervention among young women, who knew little about available government support programmes. While Botswana has done well in treating people with HIV and preventing mother to child transmission, it has a high rate of new infections, especially among young women. Existing programmes were not designed to prevent HIV and do not target young women, who are high risk through engagement in transactional and intergenerational sex as a method to financially support themselves. To build an enabling community environment, trained facilitators used an evidence-based audio-drama to spark discussions about gender roles, gender violence, and HIV risk.
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HIV/AIDS, SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, WOMEN’S HEALTH, GIRLS, SEXUAL HEALTH, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, HEALTH EQUITY, GENDER VIOLENCE, PREVENTIVE MEDICINE, ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, BOTSWANA, SOUTH OF SAHARA