Undertow
08-01-2008, 12:06 PM
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jULzMcr9yht2kOPb_EEQt56B6f3wD928U1MG0
Prostitution and sexual exploitation are on the rise in the wake of the violence, which killed more than 1,000 people, eviscerated the economy and forced tens of thousands of children to leave school, doctors and human rights groups say.
Although no firm figures are available, medical experts say they fear the increase in young prostitutes — known here as "twilight girls" — will undermine gains in the fight against AIDS.
"With time, we'll start feeling the impact of this conflict on HIV and AIDS," said Teresa Omondi, head of the Gender Violence Recovery Center at Nairobi Women's Hospit
Prostitution and sexual exploitation are on the rise in the wake of the violence, which killed more than 1,000 people, eviscerated the economy and forced tens of thousands of children to leave school, doctors and human rights groups say.
Although no firm figures are available, medical experts say they fear the increase in young prostitutes — known here as "twilight girls" — will undermine gains in the fight against AIDS.
"With time, we'll start feeling the impact of this conflict on HIV and AIDS," said Teresa Omondi, head of the Gender Violence Recovery Center at Nairobi Women's Hospit