Almost 12 million men and women under 24 years of age are HIV positive worldwide. With an increasing number every day, public health experts are called to focus world attention on the AIDS generation. Teenagers are the most physically and psychologically vulnerable to infection.
At a press conference in Burkina Faso, Africa, USAID and a group of researchers from John Hopkins University (JHU) announced the findings of a recent report JHU on AIDS in adolescents.
The report concludes that AIDS caused many casualties in adolescents so that it takes effort to increase political support, financial, educational and social in order to meet their needs.
Karungari Kiragu of JHU considers that it is too late to prevent mortality due to AIDS is so great. This estimate is based on the limited choice, whether responding to an adequate and satisfactory in developing countries, as well as the importance of preventing a greater prevalence of risk behaviors on them.
The speaker stressed that youth should be the focus of any future strategy which contains information spread of the virus, emphasizing that peer pressure, adolescent confusion kekurangsadaran and greater influence of risk behaviors in this generation.
The report stresses the need for sex education programs aimed specifically at adolescents in developing countries. Noted that 95% of all HIV infections occur in poor and developing countries, whereas 95% of funds have been spent on AIDS prevention in developed countries.
According to Neil McKee, in Uganda, the promotion of sexual education can have a positive effect with time running. He gives the example of Uganda where sex education programs (to drive a more open communication and health services for adolescents) can slow the spread of HIV.
JHU repeat the same type of approach is in some countries with success in Ghana and Zambia
In essence, says McKee, take immediate action as soon as possible to make a big difference in stopping the spread of AIDS in adolescents. The action is focused on adolescents may be the most effective intervention in terms of cost if they can make immediate changes in society.
According to Neil McKee, in Uganda, the promotion of sexual education can have a positive effect with time running. He gives the example of Uganda where sex education programs (to drive a more open communication and health services for adolescents) can slow the spread of HIV.
JHU repeat the same type of approach is in some countries with success in Ghana and Zambia
In essence, says McKee, take immediate action as soon as possible to make a big difference in stopping the spread of AIDS in adolescents. The action is focused on adolescents may be the most effective intervention in terms of cost if they can make immediate changes in society.
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