Background Kenya has a high prevalence of adolescent pregnancy and low access to and
use of adolescent sexual reproductive health services. Despite the enactment of evidence …

Unhealthy diet and physical inactivity are among the key modifiable risk factors for non-
communicable diseases, such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Although such …

Abstract Background Many parts of Africa have witnessed reductions in Plasmodium
falciparum transmission over the last 15 years. Since immunity to malaria is acquired more …

Objectives The objective of this study is to identify enablers and barriers in access of HIV
and sexual reproductive health (SRH) services among adolescent key populations (KP) in …

Alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use form a risk factor for health and social problems during
adolescence. From a socio-ecological model, perceptions of 85 young people and 10 …

The purpose of this literature review was to understand the current practices and gaps in HIV
prevention for the emerging adult population in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and to review the …

This article explores a number of themes concerning the way in which education discourses
position, problematise and respond to pregnant and parenting girls. Much of the literature …

Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) are at high risk of HIV and other sexually
transmitted infections (STIs), including at first sexual intercourse. The literature is scarce on …

Background Adolescence is a period of transition from childhood to adulthood. It is the age
of experimentation. They are vulnerable to the undesirable effect of sexual and reproductive …

Objective: Sexual risk behavior during adolescence is an important public health problem.
Self-esteem and hopefulness are potentially important psychological factors that may play a …