Financially empowering school-age girls in resource-poor nations can prevent HIV and herpes infections
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - 18:30
in Health & Medicine
Findings of research published Online First by the Lancet suggest that financially empowering school-age girls and their families can have substantial effects on their sexual and reproductive health, reducing both HIV and HSV-2 infections. The study is by Dr Berk Özler, The World Bank; Prof Richard Garfein and Dr Craig McIntosh, University of California at San Diego; and Dr Sarah Baird, George Washington University, USA.