Preventing HIV from early adolescence to young adulthood
OPPORTUNITY
in
CRISIS
Opportunity in Crisis: Preventing HIV from early adolescence to young adulthood
© United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)June 2011Permission to reproduce any part of this publication is required.Please contact:Division of Communication, UNICEF3 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017, USA Tel: (+1 212) 326-7434Email: nyhqdoc.permit@unicef.orgPermission will be freely granted to educational or non-prot organizations. Others will be requested to pay a small fee.ISBN: 978-92-806-4586-6elSBN: 978-92-806-4593-4United Nations publicationSales No. E.11.XX.5United Nations Children’s Fund3 United Nations PlazaNew York, NY 10017, USAEmail: pubdoc@unicef.orgWebsite: www.unicef.orgAll photographs © UNICEFDesign concept and production: Green Communication Design inc. www.greencom.ca
UNAIDS, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, brings together the efforts and resources of 10 UN system organizations to the global AIDS response. Co-sponsors include UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, UNDP, UNFPA, UNODC, ILO, UNESCO, WHO and the World Bank. Based in Geneva, the UNAIDS secretariat works on the ground in more than 75 countries worldwide.
CONTENTS
1. Introduction
1
2. State of the epidemic among young people
4
3. Very young adolescents
9
4. Older adolescents
13
5. Young adults
20
6. Adolescents and young people living with HIV
24
7. Opportunities for action
28
References
30
Annex: Then and now: The ten-step strategy from
Young People and HIV/AIDS: Opportunity in crisis
(2002)
34
Statistical Table 1: Demographic, epidemiology and education indicators for adolescents and young people
36
Statistical Table 2: Knowledge, sexual behaviour, access and testing indicators for young people
44
Statistical Table 3: HIV and AIDS indicators for higher-risk young people
52
Classications
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Poster: A global view of HIV infections in adolescents and young people
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