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This analysis seeks to determine the effects of intimate partner violence on recent HIV infection and viral load suppression. The results suggest that eliminating intimate partner violence altogether could significantly contribute to ending the HIV epidemic.

This research paper explores the importance of integrating mental health services into PrEP delivery, based on the experiences of a cohort of South African adolescent girls and young women. Previous research has shown that AGYW who may benefit from PrEP also face high rates of mental disorders. With a focus on integrating mental health treatment as supported by this research, PrEP adherence amongst AGYW may increase signficantly.

This research led to the development of a framework for understanding PrEP stigma among adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa. This framework includes potential drivers and facilitators of stigma as well as resulting outcomes and health impacts. It provides insight into effective areas for intervention, and thus is a useful tool for the design and evaluation of future interventions. 

Adolescents and young adults living with or affected by HIV have specific needs and priorities that are currently unmet by the global HIV response. This document provides evidence-based recommendations for interventions targeted towards adolescents and young adults based on WHO guidelines.

This report evaluates the extent to which the global HIV response has achieved equity in their outcomes. Despite a strong stated commitment to equity, disparities in access and outcomes persist, and the world is off-track to meet 2030 goals due to stagnating investments, shifting priorities, backlash to gender equality, and deterioration of human rights.

From Site: The SHELEARNS toolkit was developed collaboratively by ARASA and ATHENA to contribute to and strengthen sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) advocacy for adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Eastern and Southern Africa. At the core of the toolkit and the #SheLearns programme is intersectional feminism that emphasises collaboration and a non-hierarchical environment. The toolkit was therefore developed with and for…

This fact sheet shares important facts and figures that describe the state of the HIV epidemic for adolescent girls and young women. These statistics demonstrate the disproportionate burden of the HIV epidemic that adolescent girls and young women still face, especially as compared to their male counterparts. In 2022, there were an estimated 1.9 million adolescent girls and young women living with HIV, and comparably fewer--1.2 million--…

From Site: This paper is based on a review of literature as well as a series of community interviews with women who use drugs who are living with HIV in different regions of the world as well as selected other stakeholders who work in the fields of HIV and harm reduction. The experience of women who use drugs and live with HIV along the HIV service continuum and factors that impact their health and rights are explored. The paper seeks to…

This report details select results of the EVAWUD campaign of 2024, a campaign to eliminate violence against women and gender diverse people who use drugs. This campaign coincides with the UN's 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence to amplify the focus on this historically forgotten population.

Nomonde Ngema, a young HIV activist, shares her experiences as a young woman living with HIV. She discusses her journey to advocacy, her mission and accomplishments, including her unique and powerful use of TikTok to spread awareness and empower others.

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.

Bahati Thomas Haule, a feminist activist and HIV advocate, shares her powerful reflections on World AIDS Day.

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.

Throughout sub-Saharan Africa, strongly entrenched patriarchal structures deprive young women of their agency and autonomy. This impedes their ability to safely navigate sexual experiences and engage in protective health behaviors, exacerbating their risk of acquiring HIV. Conducted in Uganda, this research paper explores the understudied relationship between limited autonomy and higher rates of HIV infection among young women.

This report highlights the multiple linkages between HIV and gender-based violence, emphasizing the need for reprioritization of HIV in peace support operations. Opportunities for integration are recommended.

This research paper describes the particular vulnerability of women living with HIV in the context of armed conflicts. Disruption to regular testing, treatment regimens, and SRHR services plays a significant role in the worsened health outcomes experienced by WLHIV during conflicts.

Women living with HIV experience disproportionate and alarming rates of coercive practices, mistreatment, and abuse particularly while exercising their sexual and reproductive health and rights. This report seeks to understand women living with HIV's experiences of these human rights violations, highlighting stories from women in over 60 countries, and identifying the persistent and widespread nature of this problem.

This study assesses the prevalence of HIV-related and/or risky behaviors among male partners of AGYW. The results highlight the need for targeted HIV prevention interventions for men to reduce both their own risk and the risk of transmission to their female partners.

This report shares the findings from the Stigma Index, a community-led research initiative to gather the most extensive and reliable measures of stigma and discrimination experienced by people living with HIV. 

This review aims to synthesize existing evidence of the mental health burden on women living with HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. It explores the contributing stressors, protective factors, and effects of mental illness on viral suppression rates, providing a clear argument for the integration of increased mental health care services in the HIV response.