Youth in sub-Saharan Africa

RW Blum - Journal of Adolescent Health, 2007 - Elsevier
… One of the most significant changes in SSA over the past generation has been the increase
in the education of its young people and most specifically young women. In 1980, 19% of …

[HTML][HTML] Who meets the contraceptive needs of young women in sub-Saharan Africa?

E Radovich, ML Dennis, KLM Wong, M Ali… - Journal of Adolescent …, 2018 - Elsevier
… sub-Saharan African countries, this study comprehensively describes where young women
… of providers and care received compared with older women. Results suggest that efforts to …

[HTML][HTML] Women and HIV in sub-Saharan Africa

G Ramjee, B Daniels - AIDS research and therapy, 2013 - Springer
… Southern Africa remains the region most severely affected by the epidemic. Women
continue to bear the brunt of the epidemic with young women infected almost ten years earlier …

A systematic review of HIV interventions for young women in sub-Saharan Africa

CN Muthoni, SM Kneipp, MW Gichane, CE Caiola… - AIDS and Behavior, 2020 - Springer
… ; (3) included samples of adolescent or young women limited to those if the mean age of …
users, as these are unique populations in sub-Saharan Africa that do not fully represent our …

Trends in protective behaviour among single vs. married young women in sub-Saharan Africa: the big picture

J Cleland, MM Ali, I Shah - Reproductive health matters, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
young women show distinct patterns in sub-Saharan Africa. A large median increase of 1.4
percentage points per year in condom use by single young women … cohabiting young women. …

[HTML][HTML] Intimate partner violence against adolescents and young women in sub-Saharan Africa: who is most vulnerable?

YD Wado, MK Mutua, A Mohiddin, MY Ijadunola… - Reproductive health, 2021 - Springer
… For instance, young women in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) continue to … young women particularly
disadvantaged [5,6,7,8]. Gender inequalities increase the risk of violence against women

Diverging pathways: young female employment and entrepreneurship in sub‐Saharan Africa

T Langevang, KV Gough - The Geographical Journal, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
… promoted within sub-Saharan Africa despite little being … main trades which young women
in sub-Saharan Africa have … affecting the aspirations of young women to enter the professions …

[HTML][HTML] Socio-economic and demographic predictors of unmet need for contraception among young women in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from cross-sectional …

BO Ahinkorah, EK Ameyaw, AA Seidu - Reproductive health, 2020 - Springer
… sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) bears the highest proportion of women with unmet need for
contraception as nearly 25% of women of … is predominant among young women. We examined the …

[HTML][HTML] HIV incidence rates in adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa

SSA Karim, C Baxter - The Lancet Global Health, 2019 - thelancet.com
… In sub-Saharan Africa, adolescent girls and young women aged 15–24 years are particularly
… girls and young women accounted for 25% of all new HIV infections globally in 2017. …

The factors influencing transactional sex among young men and women in 12 sub‐Saharan African countries

M Chatterji, N Murray, D London, P Anglewicz - Social biology, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
young women and young men. Due to our finding that unmarried young women and young
… prevent transactional sex should be specifically directed to this subgroup of young people. …