South Africa: 'Over 25% of schoolgirls HIV positive'
At least 28% of South African schoolgirls are HIV positive compared with 4% of boys because "sugar daddies" are exploiting them, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has said.
He said 94,000 schoolgirls also fell pregnant in 2011, and 77,000 had abortions at state facilities, The Sowetan newspaper reports.
About 10% of South Africans are living with HIV, official statistics show.
Mr Motsoaledi has been widely praised for his efforts to curb the disease.
BBC link here : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21783076
BBC's source here : http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/2013/03/14/28-of-schoolgirls-are-hiv-positive
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Hissyspit
(45,788 posts)Same thing happening with me all day yesterday.
dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)I thought I was doing something really stupid at first.
UnrepentantLiberal
(11,700 posts)Hissyspit
(45,788 posts)Sunlei
(22,651 posts)can't protect their current generation of children.
sangsaran
(67 posts)This is a problem of men exploiting women. Those women just happen to be teenage girls.
And some people wonder why it's important for us to promote women's rights around the world...
get the red out
(13,459 posts)Thank you, some people get extremely angry when one wishes to promote women's rights around the world!
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)These are boom times in Africa for the Catholic church, the Christians and the Muslims.
One would think with all those super religious supposed to be the 'good news' people..someone can protect the woman and children.
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sangsaran
(67 posts)It's possible the boys know not to go after a girl who's been exploited before. ...With how rampant it is, I don't really get the feeling they're too subtle about it, either.
Ter
(4,281 posts)This has been around for over 20 years, and I see this study adding fuel to the fire.
Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)Seems very clear from the article posted.