FHI - Tanzania Publications and Resources

The following YouthNet publications highlight youth reproductive health and HIV prevention issues in Tanzania.

Youth Research Working Papers

Youth Research Working Paper No. 1. Iringa Youth Behavior Survey -- Findings and Report (PDF 966KB). This paper reports on a population-based, household survey of youth ages 13 to 24. It provides a comprehensive picture of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of youth regarding HIV and reproductive health issues. It includes 13 recommendations on protective strategies, gender norms, knowledge-behavior gap, and services. The narrative discussions of the findings include data in 36 tables and 27 figures.

Tanzania Success Stories

Tanzanian youth find festival events and messages of abstinence encouraging and useful for everyday life. Read more>>>
Tanzanian youth used art and modern and traditional music as a tool for promoting abstinence and faithfulness. Read more>>>
Tanzanian youth are engaged in sports and cultural activities as an innovative means of learning to protect themselves from HIV at FHI's Ishi Campaign events. Read more>>>

YouthNet Tanzania Briefs

YouthNet Tanzania Brief No. 1. Youth Need HIV Counseling When Seeking Reproductive Health Services. (PDF 76KB) A research study in Tanzania found large differences between actual and perceived risk for HIV infection among young reproductive health clients.
YouthNet Tanzania Brief No. 2. Football Teams Offer Competition and Education on HIV/AIDS. (PDF 80KB) Struggling youth find new beginnings and help with HIV prevention through 700 football teams in one region of Tanzania.
YouthNet Tanzania Brief No. 3. Faith Groups Turn to Reproductive Health and HIV Issues. (PDF 76KB) Youth and faith leaders, both Christian and Muslim, joined forces as community trainers, leading to new HIV prevention projects.
YouthNet Tanzania Brief No. 4. Participatory Learning and Action: A Powerful Approach with Youth. (PDF 80KB) Participatory approaches led by youth can enhance youth and community involvement, as shown through YouthNet projects in Ethiopia, Namibia, and Tanzania.

USAID highlighted YouthNet's work in Iringa with young footballers: Sports Help Prevent HIV by Deterring Youth from Risky Behaviors.

Kimasomaso is BBC World Service Trust/BBC Swahili service program. The Swahili-language Web site hosts a series of programs which explore sexual and reproductive health issues for young people.
http://www.chezasalama.com/. This site, available both in English and KiSwahili, presents adolescent sexual and reproductive health information, along with HIV/AIDS information, based on both the Si Mchezo and FEMINA magazines in Tanzania.

Tanzania Publications and Resources