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Alcohol, sex and violence: a dangerous cocktail that makes young women vulnerable to HIV
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Researchers in South Africa are studying the link between binge drinking and HIV vulnerability among young women. The study suggests that alcohol consumption acts as an indirect factor that exacerbates social conditions and violence, increasing the risk of HIV acquisition.
South Africa has the largest HIV epidemic in the world , with adolescent girls and young women aged 15-24 at the highest risk of getting HIV. HIV prevalence among girls and women in this age group is roughly double that of their male peers.
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