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Giving adolescent girls and young women a foothold: Economic strengthening as a key protection strategy against HIV infection in South Africa
This study assesses the merits of an economic strengthening program for HIV prevention among adolescent girls and young women. The program showed great promise, as participants gained valuable skills, increased confidence and hope, and demonstrated shifts away from risky behaviors to protective ones.
Socioeconomic inequalities in HIV knowledge, HIV testing, and condom use among adolescent and young women in Latin America and the Caribbean
This study identifies HIV-related inequalities among adolescent girls and young women of different socioeconomic backgrounds in Latin America and the Caribbean. The results indicate increased vulnerability amongst economically disadvantaged young women, due to less comprehensive knowledge about HIV, transmission mechanisms, and prevention methods.
Six concrete measures to support women and girls in all their diversity in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
The AIDS response has taught the world the importance of protecting human rights and promoting gender equality when fighting a disease. COVID-19 has amplified that lesson. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, UNAIDS has repeated the call that governments must protect human rights and prevent and address gender-based violence—an issue that is even more vital now that lockdowns are putting women and girls at an even higher risk of intimate…
Fighting HIV in Young Women Through Economic Empowerment
Voices from the Field features contributions from scholars and practitioners highlighting new research, thinking, and approaches to development challenges. This post is authored by Lanice C. Williams, advocacy and partnership manager, and Mark P. Lagon, chief policy officer, at Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.