Young people are central in the battle against HIV/AIDS. Each day 5,000-6,000 new infections occur among young people age 15-24, representing half of new infections. The disease disproportionately affects young females; rates of infection among girls in the hardest-hit countries of Africa are 1.3 to 12 times higher than for boys of the same age. Young people are also the best hope for fighting the epidemic; where HIV prevalence has fallen, youth have...
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2009/01/01
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其他卫生研究
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52039
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1
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1
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2010/07/01
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Disclosed
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Addressing youth within the World Bank's Multi-Country HIV/AIDS Program (MAP)
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youth