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Published online 31 May 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020527-11
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Age gap drives AIDS epidemic
Education on risks of intergenerational relationships could help cap African HIV.
By having sex with older men, teenage Zimbabwean women are increasing their chances of catching HIV, new research suggests. A perception among men that younger girls are AIDS-free compounds the problem.
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