Abstract
Background The incidence and prevalence of HIV infection among adolescents and young adults in South Africa is high. National seroprevalence surveys estimate the prevalence of HIV among 15–24 year olds to be 15.5% amongst females and 4.8% amongst males. Despite current sociobehavioural efforts, HIV infection rates have not shown a significant decline. Should a biomedical intervention be efficacious with adults it will be critical to test this product in adolescents and young adults. We examined adolescent willingness to participate in future HIV prevention trials.
Highlights
The incidence and prevalence of HIV infection among adolescents and young adults in South Africa is high
Willingness of adolescents in Soweto, South Africa to participate in future HIV prevention trials
Should a biomedical intervention be efficacious with adults it will be critical to test this product in adolescents and young adults
Summary
Willingness of adolescents in Soweto, South Africa to participate in future HIV prevention trials. Address: 1Adolescent Study, Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Johannesburg, South Africa and 2Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Johannesburg, South Africa. Published: 22 October 2009 Retrovirology 2009, 6(Suppl 3):P347 doi:10.1186/1742-4690-6-S3-P347. AIDS Vaccine 2009 Anna Laura Ross Meeting abstracts – A single PDF containing all abstracts in this Supplement is available here. http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2105-10-S12-info.pdf
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