HIV is spreading faster among teenage girls and young women than in any other group in South Africa.
In South Africa, older men are thought to be putting young women at higher risk of contracting HIV. (Rajesh Jantilal, AFP)

Reproductive health doctor Tlaleng Mofokeng explains to Bhekisisa editor Mia Malan why age-disparate relationships make women more vulnerable to HIV.

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Mia Malan is the founder and editor-in-chief of Bhekisisa. She has worked in newsrooms in Johannesburg, Nairobi and Washington, DC, winning more than 30 awards for her radio, print and television work.

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Dylan Bush is Bhekisisa's production and multimedia manager.