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Mail & Guardian (Johannesburg) - February 8, 2006
Dramatic fall in Zimbabwe HIV infections: Changes in sexual behaviour are believed to have triggered a striking decline in HIV in eastern Zimbabwe, according to a team of British scientists.
Blood tests show that HIV prevalence has dropped most steeply among the young, with 49% fewer women aged 15 to 24 testing positive and a 23% drop in infections among men of 17 to 29 years old.
The research team believes that high education levels mean many were able to understand health warnings about HIV.
The study found that among 17- to 19-year-old men, only 27% had had sex, compared with 45% in an earlier survey. For women aged 15 to 17, the percentage reporting sexual experience dropped from 21% to 9%.
Men and women both also reported a reduction in casual sex partners. The proportions of men and women who had had a recent casual sexual partner fell by 49% and 22% respectively.
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