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Women are at a much greater risk at an earlier age, because of both biological and cultural factors. Young women in Ethiopia are more vulnerable to HIV than men because of early age of sexual debut, early marriage, sexual abuse and violence such as rape and abduction. Adolescent girls are also unlikely to have had any training or experience in sexual negotiation skills, and are especially vulnerable in situations with older men where age, wealth, physical strength and other power dynamics put them at a disadvantage.
Adolescent girls age 15 to 24 are especially vulnerable to HIV infection the number of HIV positive women in the 15 to 19 year old age group is much higher than the number of HIV positive men in the same age group (HIV/ AIDS PREVENTION AND CONTROLLING REPORT).
Nowadays this problem has a little change, especially in the capital city of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa. Sexual and Reproductive Health associations prepare awareness raising, life skill training and first give for women by any thing. However, in Ethiopia we haven't seen that much change, so we need to make a stronger effort to network for positive change.
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| 5/22/09 12:24 AM
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