HIV: Why the Virus Affects More Women Than Men
Health experts have raised concerns over the rising rate of HIV infections among women, noting that biological, social, and economic factors make women more vulnerable to contracting the virus than men.
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Nigeria recently reported that about 4,000 young women aged 15 to 24 get infected with HIV every week around the world.
Most of these new infections occur in sub-Saharan Africa, where the crisis is reported to be most severe.
According to the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), young women in this age group are more than twice as likely to be living with HIV compared to men of the same age.
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Author summary: HIV infections rising among young women.