Prevalence, type, and correlates of trauma exposure among adolescent men and women in Soweto, South Africa: implications for HIV prevention

• Main Authors: Kalysha Closson (Author), Janan Janine Dietrich (Author), Busi Nkala (Author), Addy Musuku (Author), Zishan Cui (Author), Jason Chia (Author), Glenda Gray (Author), Nathan J. Lachowsky (Author), Robert S. Hogg (Author), Cari L. Miller (Author), Angela Kaida (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Youth trauma exposure is associated with syndemic HIV risk. We measured lifetime prevalence, type, and correlates of trauma experience by gender among adolescents living in the HIV hyper-endemic setting of Soweto, South Africa. Methods Using data from the Botsha Bophelo Adolescen...