Girls who marry early are more likely to be abused and, these days, to be infected with HIV.

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But the 3, 000 volunteers who received the vaccine were only 3.8% less likely to be infected with HIV than 1, 500 volunteers who received only the placebo.

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Almost half of South Africa's mineworkers are said to be infected with the HIV virus.

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"A lot of these women will be infected (with HIV or Aids), " said Annabel Kanabus, director of Avert.

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The ratio of young women to young men infected with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa can be as high as eight to one.

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Even without the contraceptive bonus, VivaGel would be attractive to large potential markets such as the 38.6 million people worldwide infected with HIV or the one out of every five Americans that has genital herpes.

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Now we will also be accountable for explaining the relevance of the "baby cured" news to HIV-infected individuals, likely with a careful attention to the words we choose.

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