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Adolescent girls who are in school and attending sex education lessons are less likely to have HIV and take sexual risks, South African study finds

Our new sexual health and HIV brand, Be in the KNOW, has arrived! Here we explain what it is and why we’ve said goodbye to our old friend Avert.org.

Government-led mentorship programme leads to more people with HIV being diagnosed, starting treatment and achieving viral suppression

Programmes that include sexual pleasurable found to increase safer sex practices

Young women who experience partner violence are 70% less likely to be virally suppressed than other young women, finds South African study

Analysis suggests younger people and those with low income or education levels are more likely to discriminate against people with HIV

Discover why women in Benin want to use contraception but can’t. Statistics show 60% of unmarried young women aged 15-24 are struggling to find contraception.

Analysis from 35 African countries shows men who pay for sex are 50% more likely to have HIV than other men

Analysis suggests that HIV status awareness is less of an issue than accessing treatment and staying on it

Hooking-up or casual sex can be fun - but it's not for everyone. Find out if it's right for you and if there are any risks to think about

East African study suggests the economic benefits of providing immediate treatment outweigh the costs

Brazil survey finds only 15% of men who have sex with men who qualify for free PrEP are using it

Infidelity and low condom use is common among couples expecting a baby in Malawi, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe

Urgent action is now needed so that people most at risk of HIV across the world can benefit

The World Health Organization is asking countries to stop using certain types of antiretrovirals to address rising levels of drug-resistant HIV

Evidence from the USA suggests people with HIV who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are more at risk of getting coronavirus than other vaccinated people – although the risk remains low