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Transitions to adulthood in a high fertility context: the case of Sub-Saharan Africa
African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 2013This paper describes the challenges and opportunities of transitions to adulthood in high fertility settings, focusing on the case of sub-Saharan Africa, which has the most youthful population in the world. Current challenges in the region are high levels of youth unemployment and under-employment and low levels of education in terms of quality of education and access to education.DocumentHIV/AIDS among youth in urban informal (slum) settlements in Kenya: what are the correlates of and motivations for HIV testing?
African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 2011Although HIV counseling and testing (HCT) is widely considered an integral component of HIV prevention and treatment strategies, few studies have examined HCT behavior among youth in sub-Saharan Africa - a group at substantial risk for HIV infection.DocumentThe correlates of HIV testing and impacts on sexual behavior: evidence from a life history study of young people in Kisumu, Kenya
African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 2010HIV counseling and testing is considered an important component of HIV prevenDocumentHIV/AIDS and the health of older people in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya: results from a cross sectional survey
African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 2009The proportion of older people is increasing worldwide. Globally, it is estimated that older people (those 60 years or older) constitute more than 11% of the population.DocumentMale youth and voluntary counseling and HIV-Testing (VCT): the case of Uganda and Malawi
African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 2009Voluntary Counseling and HIV-Testing (VCT) is defined as a process by which an individual undergoes counseling, enabling him or her to make an informed choice about being tested.DocumentYoung people and the law in Asia and the Pacific: a review of laws and policies affecting young people's access to sexual and reproductive health and HIV services
UNESCO Bangkok, 2013The Asia-Pacific region is home to the largest number of young people aged 10-24 globally, and the largest cohort of young people in the history of the world. While today’s generation of young people in the region are generally healthier and better educated than in the past, sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and HIV are often-overlooked aspects of their well-being.DocumentLost in transitions: current issues faced by adolescents living with HIV in Asia Pacific.
Asia Pacific Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS, 2013In Asia Pacific, an estimated 230,000 children under 15 years of age were living with HIV in 2012, with approximately 25 percent of them receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART). The paediatric HIV epidemic is entering the next phase of its evolution in the region, as children infected from birth enter adolescence and face new challenges.DocumentIncluding older women and men in HIV data
HelpAge International, 2013A key challenge in addressing the needs of older women and men living with and affected by HIV has long been the exclusion of people aged 50 and over in HIV monitoring and reporting.DocumentHIV and aging
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, 2013An increasingly significant trend in the global HIV epidemic is the growing number of people aged 50 years and older, who are living with HIV. Very few HIV strategies in low-and middle-income countries currently address this previously hidden dimension of the HIV epidemic, yet populations 50 years and older hold important implications for HIV responses.