They ingest snuff to self-medicate and insert it in their vaginas to increase their partner's sexual pleasure. But smokeless tobacco could compound the already steep health challenges they face.
The rural business owners, who often are illiterate, struggle with a national grant program’s complex application process — making them prime targets for scams.
Efforts to halt the spread of HIV among the country’s youngest residents faltered during the pandemic as fewer pregnant mothers traveled to clinics for key tests.