Reported risky sexual practices amongst female undergraduate students in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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How to cite this article: Hoque ME. Reported risky sexual practices amongst female undergraduate students in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Afr J Prm Health Care Fam Med. 2011;3(1), Art. #281, 6 pages. http:// dx.doi.org/10.4102/phcfm. v3i1.281 Background: In South Africa, youths aged 15–24 years are at a higher risk of HIV infections than other age groups, and female youths are at a greater risk than their male counterparts. An essential step in controlling the pandemic of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is to help adolescents to reduce or avoid unsafe sexual practices.
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