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Morten Skovdal, Associate professor in Health Psychology, University of Copenhagen

Six ways to improve HIV prevention pill uptake among young women in Zimbabwe

PrEP can reduce the risk of HIV infection by over 90%. Daniel Born/The Times/Gallo Images/GettyImages

Adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa have a very high risk of acquiring HIV. The latest global AIDS update report suggests that a staggering six out of seven new infections among 15-19-year-olds in sub-Saharan Africa are among girls.

Entrenched gender inequalities make young women and girls more vulnerable to coercive behaviour that leaves them unable to negotiate safe sex.

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