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Zoe Duby
Zoe Duby is a socio-behavioural public health researcher, who receives funding from South African Medical Research Council
It’s burning down there: How shame is keeping SA girls from looking after their sexual health
Shame, silence and incomplete sex ed are stopping South African girls from getting treated for sexually transmitted infections — even as rates remain stubbornly high
Here’s what SA’s teen girls want you to know about their state of mind
Fifty 50 teenage girls and young women from communities with high rates of HIV, early pregnancy and school drop-out rates spoke about what’s stressing them out, and how they are…
Blaming the wrong girl for getting pregnant
Adolescent girls and young women are blamed and shamed for falling pregnant, which affects how they are treated, the support they get, and the health services they reive
All players need to work together to help girls cross the digital divide
The hard lockdown imposed two years ago showed how difficult it is for girls and young women in poorly resourced areas to learn online