Adolescent health and development with a particular focus on sexual and reproductive health

Sexual health, adolescent sexual and reproductive health - Course files

Module 2: HIV/AIDS and young people

Jane Ferguson

From Research to Practice: Training Course in Sexual and Reproductive Health Research 2011

September 9, 2011 - Geneva

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Ferguson J. HIV/AIDS and young people. Paper presented at: Training Course in Sexual and Reproductive Health Research; 2011 Sep 9; Geneva. Available from: https://www.gfmer.ch/SRH-Course-2011/adolescent-health/HIV-AIDS-young-people-Ferguson-2011.htm

Objectives of the module

The objectives of the module are:

• To understand the reasons why it is important to focus on HIV in young people
• To have an overview of scope of the HIV epidemic in young people
• To have an overview of the special needs of adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV)
• To have an overview of the responses to HIV/YP: achievements and challenges
• To be aware of some key international resources available

Assignment

Empowering young people to protect themselves from HIV represents one of UNAIDS’ ten priority areas, with the overall goal of a 30% reduction in new HIV infections by 2015 (c.f. UNAIDS young people document).

Using the resource materials to assist you in addition to the knowledge of your country:

• Identify the groups of young people in your country who should be targeted with HIV interventions.
• Describe briefly the factors (the 'drivers') which make them vulnerable.
• List the interventions most important (for each group) which would contribute to achieving the UNAIDS goal

Assignment documents

Key documents

• Inter-Agency Task Team on HIV and Young People. Guidance brief. Overview of HIV interventions for young people. New York: United Nations Population Fund, HIV/AIDS Branch; 2008.
• Interagency Youth Working Group, USAID, UNAIDS, FHI. Young people most at risk of HIV: A meeting report and discussion paper from the Interagency Youth Working Group, U.S. Agency for International Development, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Inter-Agency Task Team on HIV and Young People, and FHI. Research Triangle Park (NC): FHI; 2010.
• WHO, UNICEF. Global consultation on strengthening the health sector response to care, support, treatment and prevention for young people living with HIV. Geneva: WHO; 2008.
• UNAIDS. We can empower young people to protect themselves from HIV. Geneva: UNAIDS; 2010.

Other documents

• UNAIDS. UNAIDS terminology guidelines. Geneva: UNAIDS; 2010.
• UNAIDS interagency task team on HIV and young people / editors: David Ross, Bruce Dick, Jane Ferguson. Preventing HIV/AIDS in young people : a systematic review of the evidence from developing countries. WHO technical report series; no. 938. Geneva: WHO; 2006.
• UNICEF. Opportunity in Crisis: Preventing HIV from early adolescence to young adulthood. New York: UNICEF; 2011.