With improved access to treatment for people living with HIV many are now able to live longer. As a result there is growing interest in overall quality of life issues.
This report presents the findings of a research study that made a specific investigation into the SRE needs of young people aged 16 to 19 with learning disabilities. The study comprised four focus groups carried out with young people aged 16 to 19 with learning disabilities.
Background: Many programmes on young people and HIV/AIDS prevention have focused on the in-school and channeled sexual and reproductive health messages through schools with limited activities for the young people's families.
Objectives: In 2001 the United Nations (UN) Declaration of Commitment was signed by 189 countries with a goal to reduce HIV prevalence among young people by 25% by 2010. Progress towards this target is assessed.
Previous studies from sub-Saharan Africa have found that orphans experience increased sexual risk compared to non-orphans.
La presente guía de manejo y seguimiento de la mujer embarazada VIH positiva o con SIDA tiene como objetivo estandarizar el manejo durante el embarazo, parto, puerperio y recién nacido/a de madre VIH positiva, con el fin de disminuir la transmisión madre/hijo/a y a preservar la vida de la madre.<
Considering that male involvement in reproductive health is critical to the success of the RH programs, with a positive impact on the health and well-being of women and children, and in line with the country's commitment to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, it is deemed imperative to syst
Com o objetivo de identificar com quem adolescentes compartilhavam informações e diálogos sobre sexualidade, foram entrevistados, em 2002, 383 adolescentes de 15 a 19 anos de idade, matriculados em uma unidade de saúde da família da zona leste do município de São Paulo.
This document was written to follow up the exploratory studies undertaken by the Quality Education for Social Transformation (QUEST) programme in Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe.
Descripción del programa de salud sexual y reproductiva de adolescentes llevado a cabo por la organización Profamilia en Pereira, Colombia. Situación de la salud sexual y reproductiva de la juventud en Colombia. Descripción en general de las actividades de Profamilia.