Intimate partner violence, relationship power inequity, and incidence of HIV infection in young women in South Africa: a cohort study
The LancetPublished 17 June 2010
Rachel Jewkes, Kristin Dunkle, Mzikazi Nduna, Nwabisa Shai
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Relationship power inequity and intimate partner violence increase risk of incident HIV infection in young South African women and policy, interventions, and programmes for HIV prevention must address both of these risk factors and allocate appropriate resources.
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National Institute of Mental Health and South African Medical Research Council.
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