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Swaziland HIV Prevention Toolkit
Updated: April 02, 2013
HIV Prevention Module 3: Condom Use

Correct and consistent condom use has been promoted in Swaziland as a primary prevention method along with Abstain and Be Faithful (the ABC of prevention). The limitations of the ABC approach are evident in the lack of impact and are being addressed by taking a more nuanced, evidence-informed approach to prevention. Abstain and Be Faithful has faced challenges in Swaziland as most young people engage in sex very early, at the age of 18 years on average, and only 23% of people are in a relationship that they can be faithful to.
Swaziland HIV Prevention Toolkit
Updated: April 02, 2013
Evaluation of an Intervention to Increase Human Immunodeficiency Virus Testing Among Youth in Manzini, Swaziland: A Randomized Control Trial

Source: Journal of Adolescent Health - May 2011 (Vol. 48, Issue 5, Pages 507-513, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.08.015)

There is an urgent need for effective HIV prevention programs for adolescents in Swaziland, given the high prevalence of HIV and lack of HIV-related knowledge and skills among Swazi youth.
Zambia HIV Prevention Toolkit
Updated: November 28, 2012
Sexual Reproductive Health Rights & Sexuality & Life Skills Education

Brief on HIV and sexual and reproductive health, young people and life skills education in Zambia from the perspective of the Ministry of Community Development Mother and Child Health.
Zambia HIV Prevention Toolkit
Updated: November 28, 2012
Situation Assessment of the HIV Response among Young People in Zambia

The main objective of this situational assessment is to compile and synthesize existing recent information on HIV and young people together with the current AIDS response for young people in Zambia, including programmes, policies, and key partners, and to document gaps and challenges in the response. In this document young people refers to individuals aged 10 to 24 years.
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October 11, 2012
Understanding Global Health by Celebrating Girls

As a newcomer to K4Health with a lot to learn about global health and the challenges of girls and women worldwide, I spent the first two weeks in my new position reading all I could about reproductive health and family planning. In the process, stories about the creativity, leadership, and bravery of girls keep rising to the top. The first observance of International Day of the Girl Child brings global focus to girls by making their stories, their obstacles, and their promise more visible. Here are just a few to get started:

International Day of the Girl

Pooja, a 13-year-old from India, found support from her family to continue her education and delay marriage. Watch her story in a video from the Half the Sky Movement.

Catherine Wong, a 17-year-old from New Jersey, invented a portable, inexpensive electrocardiogram that connects to a mobile phone via Bluetooth. Find out more about her big idea.

Malala Yousafzai, a 14-year-old from Pakistan, advocated for girls’ education under the Taliban. She is recovering from surgery after being shot by Taliban gunmen.

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July 19, 2012
Commitments Made at Family Planning Summit are Crucial for Youth

Girls who give birth in adolescence have a much higher risk of maternal mortality than women in their 20’s and 30’s. In fact, girls younger than 16 face four times the risk of maternal death as women older than 20. Yet each year, 16 million adolescent girls ages 15-19 give birth, accounting for roughly 11 percent of all births globally. Nearly 95% of these births occur in developing countries. The commitments made at last week’s London Summit on Family Planning will not only protect the health of millions of adolescents in developing countries, but will also improve educational and employment opportunities for young women around the world.

The Interagency Youth Working Group’s blog Half the World discusses how the London Summit on Family Planning will benefit young people.

London Summit on Family Planning
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HIV Prevention Module 3: Condom Use

Evaluation of an Intervention to Increase Human Immunodeficiency Virus Testing Among Youth in Manzini, Swaziland: A Randomized Control Trial

Sexual Reproductive Health Rights & Sexuality & Life Skills Education

Situation Assessment of the HIV Response among Young People in Zambia

Understanding Global Health by Celebrating Girls

Commitments Made at Family Planning Summit are Crucial for Youth