25. Young people, especially young women in Africa, face especially high risks of HIV infection. Young people and women are particularly vulnerable to infection owing to their lack of economic and social power and their lack of the capability to decide freely and responsibly on matters related to their sexuality in order to increase their ability to protect themselves from HIV infections. They often lack the tools and information required to avoid infection and cope with AIDS. In 2006, women and girls made up 57 per cent of all people infected with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, where a striking 76 per cent of young people (aged 15 to 24) living with HIV are female.
25. 青年人，特别是非洲的青年妇女，面临感染艾滋病毒的特高风险。青年人和妇女之所以特别易受感染，是因为他们缺乏经济和社会权力，在与其性行为有关的事项方面，不能为加强自我保护能力、避免感染艾滋病毒而自由、负责地做出决定。他们往往缺乏避免感染和对付艾滋病所必需的工具和信息。2006年，在撒哈拉以南非洲所有感染艾滋病毒的人当中，57％是妇女和女孩，令人震惊的是，在这一地区感染艾滋病毒的青年人（15至24岁）当中，76％是女性。