Youth and HIV/AIDS Archive

2002

• Impact of the Heart Campaign: Findings from the Youth Surveys [MS Word, 4.6MB]
  Presents success stories of preventing HIV and AIDS among youth in Zambia through abstinence.
  • Zambian Youth Respond Positively to Abstinence Message - 7/11/02
    
  • Remarks by Dr. Paul De Lay, Senior Advisor on AIDS, ABCs of Preventing HIV and AIDS Among Youths - 7/11/02
    
    
• VCT and Youth [PDF, 996KB]
  This report discusses the importance of voluntary counseling and testing as a tool for HIV prevention among young people, and presents strategies for implementing VCT services for youth.

2001

• HIV/AIDS Pandemic Hits African Youth Hard
  USAID and Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs releases "Youth and AIDS: Can We Avoid Catastrophe?" a paper looking at the overall global picture for youth in light of the latest United Nations figures showing nearly 12 million young adults are infected with HIV/AIDS.
  
  
• Reducing HIV Infection Among Youth: Key Baselines Findings from Mexico, South Africa, and Thailand [PDF, 490KB]
  Evaluations of school programs in Mexico, South Africa, and Thailand focus on this question: Can school HIV programs change behavior?
  
  
• Transitions to Adulthood in the Context of AIDS in South Africa [PDF, 292KB]
  A study of the factors that influence the sexual health of South African adolescents.
  
  
• VCT Among African Youth [PDF, 904KB]
  Findings from exploratory research at two sites in Uganda and one site in Kenya.