South Africa: One in ten of SA youth have HIV, says survey

Ten percent of South African youth are infected with HIV and young women, often forced into unwanted sex, are the worst affected, according to a new survey. The survey of 12,000 youths aged between 15 and 25, who were interviewed by the reproduction health research unit of Johannesburg's respected Witswatersrand University, showed that one in 10 youths had contracted the virus that can lead to Aids, SAFM radio reported.