... HIV, and 67 percent of infections occur in young women. Prevalence rates exceed 20 percent in several countries in southern Africa, and experts fear rates will rise in West Africa"(Nicole Cheetham 3). Of the 11.6 million HIV-infected youth worldwide, over seven million are female. The risk of infection for young women is heightened by their immature vaginal tract and easily ... ...

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