Teenage Mothers in Uganda

Sexual violence against women and girls in Uganda increased during the COVID-19 pandemic

Sexual violence against women and girls in Uganda increased during the COVID-19 pandemic

  Reports of rape and sexual violence increased among women and girls in Uganda during the COVID-19 pandemic, while uptake of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) decreased. These outcomes, reported to the 11th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2021,  suggest that Ugandan women and girls may have had increased HIV exposure during the COVID-19 pandemic. The …