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Searching with a thematic focus on Children and young people, HIV and AIDS in Malawi

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  A rapid appraisal of the orphan situation in Malawi: issues, challenges and prospects

  Chancellor College, University of Malawi, 2005

  The HIV/AIDS epidemic poses a very serious social, health, and economic problem around the world, and is especially serious in Sub-Saharan Africa. Almost all families in Malawi have lost a loved one to AIDS. The productive age group of 15-49 years is the most affected. Of the many vulnerable members of Malawian society, young people who have lost one or both parents are among the most helpless.
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  Multiple and concurrent sexual partnership in Malawi: a formative qualitative study

  Chancellor College, University of Malawi, 2009

  The premise that multiple concurrent sexual partnerships (MCP), coupled with inconsistent use of condoms, has been linked with increased risk of HIV infection. In places where HIV infection has shown significant signs of decline, such as in Uganda, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Thailand, evidence strongly suggests that partner reduction has played a crucial role in infection reduction.
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  Declining child mortality in northern Malawi despite high rates of infection with HIV

  World Health Organization, 2010

  This brief paper investigates whether the decrease in Malawi’s under-5 mortality rates in recent years was tangible or was it that previous surveys underestimated these rates. Furthermore, the paper focuses on HIV infection, seeking to determine its exact role in Malawian children’s mortality.
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  Promoting and protecting the health of orphans and vulnerable children in Monkey Bay, Malawi

  EQUINET: Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa, 2009

  Malawi has had a rising population of orphans and vulnerable children who are reported to lack care, food, educational opportunities and adult role models.
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  National plans of action for orphans and vulnerable children in sub-Saharan Africa: where are the youngest children?

  Bernard van Leer Foundation, 2008

  Although it is recognised that the focus of support must be on all children made vulnerable by HIV and AIDS, including those living with sick parents or in extreme poverty, the youngest are often invisible to programme planners, despite their vulnerability.
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  How to end child marriage: action strategies for prevention and protection

  International Center for Research on Women, USA, 2007

  Girls who marry as children (younger than 18 years of age) are often more susceptible to the health risks associated with early sexual initiation and childbearing, including HIV and obstetric fistula. Lacking status and power, these girls are often subjected to domestic violence, sexual abuse and social isolation.
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  Metaphors we love by: conceptualizations of sex among young people in Malawi

  Bioline, 2007

  The statistics regarding HIV/AIDS prevalence among young people in sub-Saharan Africa are well-known and often cited, with the 15 to 24 year old category of this population accounting for about half of all new infections in the region. Socio-cultural contexts have long been recognized as important domains for understanding sexual behaviour and pathways of HIV infection.
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  HIV/AIDS and children’s migration: a training manual for community workers

  Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, Brunel University, 2004

  This manual for community workers aims to help families and communities make informed decisions regarding children’s migration as a result of HIV/AIDS and to provide support.
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  Responses by faith-based organizations to orphans and vulnerable children: preliminary study of six countries in Africa

  United Nations Children's Fund, 2003

  This study, published by UNICEF and the World Conference of Religions for Peace, draws attention to the roles of faith-based responses to HIV/AIDS in the six African countries it surveyed (Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland and Uganda).
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  The role of education in promoting young people’s sexual and reproductive health

  Centre for Sexual Health Research, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Southampton, 2002

  This document outlines discussions from the Expert meeting for the Safe Passages to Adulthood programme, where researchers, practitioners and policy makers explored the potential of education to protect against HIV/AIDS, as well as the possible changes needed to enable the education system to respond more adequately.

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