Adolescents
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- Prevalence of HIV is low amongst high school students in northwestern Ethiopia
- ( G. Andargie / Ethiopian Journal of Health Development , 2007)
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This paper from the Ethiopian Journal of Health Development investigates the prevalence of HIV infection and to assess personal knowledge, attitude and practice related to HIV/AIDS in Gondar; north...
- Addressing the sexual and reproductive health needs of young people: recommendations for policy-makers in MENA.
- ( Jocelyn DeJong;Bonnie Shepard;Farzaneh Roudi-Fahimi / Population Reference Bureau , 2007)
- This policy brief highlights research results from the Middle East and North Africa region concerning young people’s sexual and reproductive health (SRH). Whilst young people’s experiences...
- Internet may have a promising role to play in delivering HIV information to adolescents
- ( M .L Ybarra / Public Library of Science Medicine , 2006)
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This article from PLoS Med surveys internet use among adolescents in Mbarara, Uganda. Out of 500 students questioned, 45 per cent had used the internet, out of whom 78 per cent had gone online in t...
- HIV and AIDS prevention and education for young people affected by HIV and AIDS: good practice in policy and programming
- ( Education Sector, UNESCO , 2006)
- This booklet is the second in a series of publications on good practice in responding to the impact of HIV and AIDS on education. Aimed primarily at government, donor and NGO policymakers, planners an...
- Report on the Africa Regional Forum on Youth Reproductive Health and HIV
- ( R. Heidel / Population Council, USA , 2006)
- In Africa, AIDS is the leading cause of death among adolescents. This document reports on a regional forum on critical issues in youth reproductive health and HIV programmes in sub-Saharan Africa, spo...
- HIV education in schools: is it an effective HIV prevention strategy?
- ( S. James; A. McCauley; P. Reddy / Horizons , 2005)
- This paper from the Horizons Program evaluates the effectiveness of a HIV education programme aimed at secondary school students. It presents the findings of a study which measured the impact of a sch...
- Poor, young and female: the new face of the HIV epidemic
- ( Global AIDS Alliance , 2007)
- This issue of Global AIDS Link from the Global AIDS Council examines the impact which HIV and AIDS are having on young girls. It examines the factors, such as poverty, gender norms and cultural practi...
- Supporting child protection frameworks
- ( International Planned Parenthood Federation , 2006)
- This action paper calls on policy makers to improve the quality of life of girls and young women forced into child marriages. The particular needs of child brides are documented and the nature of the...
- Programmes based on five core principles demonstrate effective HIV prevention amongst young people
- ( K. Wood; C. Maxwell; P. Aggleton; P. Tyrer / Safe Passages to Adulthood , 2006)
- This publication, produced by the Safe Passages to Adulthood Programme, examines case studies that demonstrate innovation in HIV prevention programmes that work with especially vulnerable young people...
- Demystifying the views of young people
- ( I. Warwick; P. Aggleton / Safe Passages to Adulthood , 2001)
- Conventional means of addressing the health and social issues experienced by young people have all too often been in the form of blanket prescriptions influenced by a homogenous stereo-type of the you...
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