Tag: HIV awareness
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HIV-Positive Nawanyaga Announces Bid for Youth MP in Central Region
Ugandan Youth Advocate Announces Bid for Central Region Youth MP Kampala — In a move that underscores rising youth engagement in Ugandan politics, HIV-positive activist Gloria Nawanyaga has declared her candidacy for the position of Youth Member of Parliament (MP) for the Central Region in the 2026–2031 term. The announcement, made via a post on…
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HIV-Positive Nawanyaga Enters Youth MP Race for Uganda’s Central Region
Uganda: A New Voice for the Central Region’s Youth The Central Region of Uganda is seeing a landmark political move as Gloria Nawanyaga, an HIV-positive youth advocate, declared her intention to contest the position of Youth Member of Parliament (Youth MP) for the 2026–2031 term. The announcement, made via X (formerly Twitter), positions Nawanyaga as…
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Behavioral HIV Serosurvey: Clustering of Risk Factors Sustains Transmission in Rural KwaZulu-Natal
Overview A population-based cross-sectional survey conducted in 2018 in Eshowe/Mbongolwane, KwaZulu-Natal, reveals that while new HIV infections have declined in high-prevalence settings, a subset of HIV-positive individuals with high-risk sexual behavior and limited ART engagement continues to sustain transmission. Focusing on adults aged 15–59, the study analyzes HIV awareness, ART uptake, viral suppression, and sexual…
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Behavioral HIV-serosurvey in rural KwaZulu-Natal highlights clusters of risk factors sustaining HIV transmission
Overview: Why this survey matters Despite notable declines in new HIV infections across many high-prevalence countries, unsuppressed individuals engaging in high-risk sexual practices continue to drive transmission. A population-based, cross-sectional study conducted in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, focused on HIV-positive adults aged 15–59 to identify age-gender groups most responsible for sustaining transmission. Conducted from August to…