Young key populations left behind: The necessity for a targeted response in Mozambique

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 16; no. 12; p. e0261943
• Main Authors: Boothe, Makini A. S., Semá Baltazar, Cynthia, Sathane, Isabel, Raymond, Henry F., Fazito, Erika, Temmerman, Marleen, Luchters, Stanley
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 31.12.2021; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Adolescent; Adult; Age; Aged; AIDS; Behavior; Biology and Life Sciences; Chi-square test; Demographic aspects; Drug use; Estimates; Female; Gays & lesbians; Health aspects; Health care; Health risks; Health sciences; Health services; HIV; HIV infection; HIV Infections; Homosexuality, Male; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Infections; Male; Mathematical analysis; Medical tests; Medicine and Health Sciences; Mens health; Older people; People and Places; Polls & surveys; Population; Populations; Preventive medicine; Primary care; Psychological aspects; Public health; Risk factors; Risk perception; Risk taking; Sexual behavior; Sexually transmitted diseases; Social aspects; STD; Stigma; Teenagers; Urban areas; Young Adult; Young adults; Youth; Mozambique; Nairobi Kenya; Belgium; Kenya; United States > US

The first exposure to high-risk sexual and drug use behaviors often occurs during the period of youth (15-24 years old). These behaviors increase the risk of HIV infection, especially among young key populations (KP)-men how have sex with men (MSM), female sex workers (FSW), and people who inject dr...