Adverse childhood experiences, HIV and sexual risk behaviors - Five sub-Saharan countries, 2018-2020

CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrated that experiencing ACEs during childhood is associated with higher HIV risk behaviors in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with unique differences between males and females.PMID:38114359 | DOI:10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106541

Source: Child Abuse and Neglect - December 19, 2023 Category: Child Development Authors: Udhayashankar Kanagasabai Viva Thorsen Liping Zhu Francis B Annor Laura Chiang Jordan McOwen Angelo Augusto Pedro Manuel Caroline Kambona Rachel Coomer Fathim Kamagate Puleng Ramphalla Langan Denhard Meagan Cain Jennifer Hegle Regina Benevides de Barros S Source Type: research