South Africa: 'Over 25% of schoolgirls HIV positive'

[dipsydoodle]

At least 28% of South African schoolgirls are HIV positive compared with 4% of boys because "sugar daddies" are exploiting them, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has said.

He said 94,000 schoolgirls also fell pregnant in 2011, and 77,000 had abortions at state facilities, The Sowetan newspaper reports.

About 10% of South Africans are living with HIV, official statistics show.

Mr Motsoaledi has been widely praised for his efforts to curb the disease.

BBC link here : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21783076

BBC's source here : http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/2013/03/14/28-of-schoolgirls-are-hiv-positive

Something odd going on - when I edit main entry disappears ?

[Hissyspit]

1. Re: Edits

Same thing happening with me all day yesterday.

[dipsydoodle]

2. Thanks.

I thought I was doing something really stupid at first.

[UnrepentantLiberal]

10. It's probably this:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10132506

[Hissyspit]

13. Thanks, I missed that.

[Sunlei]

3. really very sad a country that has been exploited for centuries and is booming with 'Christians'

can't protect their current generation of children.

[sangsaran]

4. This isn't just a problem of children.

This is a problem of men exploiting women. Those women just happen to be teenage girls.

And some people wonder why it's important for us to promote women's rights around the world...

[get the red out]

6. +1

Thank you, some people get extremely angry when one wishes to promote women's rights around the world!

[Sunlei]

11. men exploiting woman AND children. Aids is like a marker of the societies deviance.

These are boom times in Africa for the Catholic church, the Christians and the Muslims.

One would think with all those super religious supposed to be the 'good news' people..someone can protect the woman and children.

[sangsaran]

7. Teenage girls can have sex with more than teenage boys.

It's possible the boys know not to go after a girl who's been exploited before. ...With how rampant it is, I don't really get the feeling they're too subtle about it, either.

[Ter]

9. Many ct's also believe it's nearly impossible for males to get it from females though vaginal sex

This has been around for over 20 years, and I see this study adding fuel to the fire.

[Bluenorthwest]

8. Because the girls are more frequently exploited by grown men.

Seems very clear from the article posted.

[Liberal_in_LA]

12. +1