Are Sugar Daddies to Blame for HIV Transmission in Africa?

Scientific American - Associate Professor of Medicine Tim Lahey's blog discusses a study which found that, contrary to expectations, participation in intergenerational sex did not impact the likelihood of contracting HIV. According to Lahey, "The most critical implication of this study is that researchers and public health authorities should be cautious about making assumptions about sexual behavior in Africa, particularly when those assumptions travel across national or continental boundaries." Read more...