The present study represents the evidence of a recent increase in HIV infection
in Uganda from the latest round of AIDs indicator survey. This manuscript
describes how young women (15-24 years-old) are disproportionately
HIV-infected compared to young men in Uganda. They are more vulnerable
to HIV than young men. Moreover, it is also observed that young women are
at greater risk of acquiring HIV because of their risky sexual behaviour and
inappropriate knowledge of HIV transmission. Some educational programmes,
growing gender equity in HIV/AIDS activities and services, dropping
violence and coercion, addressing male norms and behaviours, improving
women’s legal protection, and rising women’s access to income and productive
resources can be very effective in minimising the vulnerability of
young women to HIV/AIDS.