title: World AIDS Day, December 1: women and girls.
abstract: While the U.S. fights over abstinence vs. condoms, neither one is an option for many women, due to sexual violence--throughout the world, from a fifth to half of all girls and young women report that their first sexual experience was forced. Women are twice as likely as men to be infected through a single act of unprotected sex. In parts of Africa, more than a third of all teenage girls have HIV. But going to school is protective. These are just a few of the facts about HIV and gender that need to be more widely known.
authors.forename: John S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: James
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000846:Anniversaries and Special Events; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans