Understanding HIV risks among adolescent girls and young women in informal settlements of Nairobi, Kenya: Lessons for DREAMS

Zirba, A, Orindi, B, Muuo, S, Floyd, SORCID logo, Birdthistle, IJORCID logo, Mumah, J, Osindo, J, Njoroge, P and Kabiru, CW (2018). Understanding HIV risks among adolescent girls and young women in informal settlements of Nairobi, Kenya: Lessons for DREAMS. [Dataset]. Figshare. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0197479
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High incidence of HIV infection among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) has been attributed to the numerous and often layered vulnerabilities that they encounter including violence against women, unfavourable power relations that are worsened by age-disparate sexual relations, and limited access to sexual and reproductive health information and services. For AGYW living in urban informal settlements (slums), these vulnerabilities are compounded by pervasive poverty, fragmented social networks, and limited access to social services including health and education. In this paper, we assess sexual risk behaviours and their correlates among AGYW in two slum settlements in Nairobi, Kenya, prior to the implementation of interventions under the Determined Resilient Empowered AIDS-free Mentored and Safe (DREAMS) Partnership.

Keywords

HIV, Human sexual behavior, Religion, Schools, Adolescents, Ethnicities, HIV epidemiology, HIV infections

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