The population of sub-Saharan children and adolescents is substantial and growing. Even
though most of this population is vulnerable, there is no comprehensive understanding of …

The primary focus of this article is to determine which risk and protective factors are most
important to adolescent reproductive health in developing countries. A comprehensive and …

Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is the region with the world's highest rates of HIV and other
sexually transmissible infections (STIs), yet numerous studies show that condom use is …

Using data from the National Survey of Adolescents (2004), we examine the community-
level factors associated with early age at first sex among adolescents 14-19 years old in four …

Condoms are a valuable tool in combating the continued spread of sexually transmitted
infections (STIs). Despite the fact that condoms are effective and easily accessible, young …

Background Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is a critical HIV prevention tool.
Since 2007, sub-Saharan African countries with the highest prevalence of HIV have been …

Objectives. I examined the role of community-level factors in the reporting of risky sexual
behaviors among young people aged 15 to 24 years in 3 African countries with varying HIV …

PURPOSE: To identify factors associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
among adolescent females in Zimbabwe and appropriate prevention strategies for this …

This study's interest relies on adolescents' social representations of unprotected sex, more
precisely on the relationship between the attitude towards the preservative and the reason …

RESUMO O presente artigo tem o objetivo apresentar um breve histórico da aids
relacionando os aspectos médicos da doença aos fenômenos sociais, destacando as …