- Where HIV prevalence is high,
young people want to know
their status
- VCT can help young adults
use safer sexual practices
and reduce rates of STIs
- VCT presents challenges:
- Recruitment
- Preservation of confidentiality
- Stigma
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Photo: W. Finger/FHI
Slide 90
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Many young people in countries where HIV prevalence is high
have indicated they want to know their HIV status. VCT services
can address young people's HIV prevention and care needs. Program
planners for VCT services face numerous challenges: they need
to establish policies and bolster support services, develop
adequate training for counselors for working with young people,
make existing services youth-friendly, and address the problem
of stigma. But the impact on behavior is great. VCT can help
young adults use safer sexual practices and even reduce their
rates of STIs.
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