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About half of all new HIV infections
are among youth
- HIV/AIDS epidemic among youth remains largely invisible
to adults
- Stopping HIV/AIDS requires working with youth in
a comprehensive way
- Young women are several times more likely to get
infected than young men
Today’s young people are the
AIDS generation
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About half of all HIV infections are among youth ages 15 to
24. Even so, the HIV/AIDS epidemic among youth remains largely
invisible to many adults. Stopping HIV/AIDS requires working
with youth in a comprehensive way. This includes working with
schools, job generation activities, health systems, sports clubs,
and reproductive health programs.
Young women are several more times more likely to get infected
than young men, due to both physiological and cultural reasons.
This presentation will address all of these issues in more detail.
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