Background. The increasing prevalence of HIV in Uganda during the
last decade (7.5% in 2004-05 to 8.3% in 2011 among women and 5.0%
in 2004-05 to 6.1% among men in 2011 of 15 to 49 years) clearly shows
that women are disproportionately affected by HIV epidemic. Hence,
we assessed the prevalence of HIV and focused on differences in risky
sexual behaviour and knowledge of HIV among Ugandan youth.