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The situation in
women is substantially worse. Mortality rates in young women have quadrupled
since the start of the epidemic, especially in young women between the ages
of 20-34 years. Source: Dorrington R, Bourne D, Bradshaw D, Laubscher R, Timæus IM. The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Adult Mortality in South Africa. MRC Technical Report. 2001 |