Who are the male sexual partners of adolescent girls and young women? Comparative analysis of population data in three settings prior to DREAMS roll-out

Aoife M Doyle, Sian Floyd, Kathy Baisley, Benedict Orindi, Daniel Kwaro, Thandiwe N Mthiyane, Sheru Muuo, Maryam Shahmanesh, Abdhalah Ziraba and Isolde Birdthistle

PLOS ONE, 2018, vol. 13, issue 9, 1-23

Abstract: Background: The DREAMS (Determined Resilient Empowered AIDS-free, Mentored and Safe) Partnership aims to reduce HIV incidence among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW,15-24y) with a core package of evidence-based interventions. Some interventions, including voluntary HIV counselling and testing and circumcision, will be targeted at the male sexual partners of AGYW. A priority of DREAMS is to characterise the male partners for effective targeting. Methods: Using population-based data (2010–2015) in three DREAMS impact evaluation settings in Kenya and South Africa, we describe the demographic characteristics and sexual behaviour of male partners reported by AGYW, and the characteristics of males who report sexual activity with AGYW. Results: In all settings, over 90% of recent male partners reported by AGYW were aged

Date: 2018
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