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*740 000 Young Zim Women Are HIV-positive - UN Report*

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A United Nations Report claimed that 740 000 young women in Zimbabwe are living with HIV, the third highest figure in the SADC region.

This was revealed in a UNAIDS HIV and Women report released this week. The report further said that South Africa tops the list with 4.4 million followed by Mozambique at 1.3 million.

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Young women are those whose ages fall between the ages of 15-24.

The report attributed the high numbers to the existence of high levels of transactional sex and age-disparity sexual relationships that are blamed for the HIV vulnerability of young women. The report says in part:

> An estimated 740,000 women were living with HIV in Zimbabwe in 2017.

> Gender inequality is present within relationships and marriages and drives HIV infections.

> Although knowledge among young people is improving, only 37% of young women and 41% of young men have comprehensive and correct knowledge of HIV prevention.

> Only 46% of young women and 47% of young men have comprehensive knowledge about HIV, limiting their ability to take control of their sexual health.

> … In addition, only 29% of adolescent women (aged 15-19), at high risk of HIV infection used a condom the last time they had sex, compared to 44% of their male counterparts.

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