Adolescent Hiv Prevention

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"Being Faithful" in a Sexual Relationship: Perceptions of Tanzanian Adolescents in the Context of HIV and Pregnancy Prevention

The "B" in the "ABC" HIV prevention strategy stands for being faithful. Little is known, however about what adolescents think about faithfulness and reducing one's number of partners, including their understanding of its implementation within... Read more »

Latino Adolescents Receiving Culturally Adapted HIV Prevention Course Less Likely to Have Sex, More Likely to Use Condoms, Study Says

Latino adolescents who are given a culturally specific HIV prevention and sex education course are less likely to have intercourse and more likely to use condoms than Latinos who do not receive the course, according to a study published in the... Read more »

REAL Men: A Group-Randomized Trial of an HIV Prevention Intervention for Adolescent Boys

In the current study, the authors tested the efficacy of an intervention among adolescent boys ages 11-14 to promote the delay of sexual intercourse, condom use among those already sexually active, and communication on sexuality between fathers (or... Read more »

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Educating children and adolescents about safer sex

MR. SOWADSKY, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ MY QUESTION. I AM NINETEEN AND AM A COLLEGE STUDENT IN PLANO TEXAS. I HAVE GREAT INTEREST IN EDUCATING OUR YOUTH, BEGINNING IN GRADE 5, ON THE MEANS TO PREVENT HIV/AIDS WITH SAFE SEX...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Thank you for your question. The benefits of teaching HIV/STD prevention are quite clear. As the saying goes, "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure". There are many types of programs intended to teach youth to protect... Read more »

adolescent & hiv/aids

how does hiv/aids effect the aadolescent...

Response from John L. Sullivan, M.D.

University of Massachusetts, Medical School

Adolescents infected with HIV will have symptoms like adults; swollen lymph glands, recurrent infections, pneumonias etc;JLS.... Read more »

adolescent HIV

How can I find out my state's laws regarding the confidentiality (with regards to the parents) of adolescent HIV testing?...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

Your best bet is to call your city or state's department of health. You can often obtain information about state law by carefully researching records made available to the public through the state's website. You can also take a look at... Read more »

weight wasting being an adolescent hiv positive

My daughter is 17 and a year has passed since she began wasting weight. Now she weights 37 kg. We are from Argentina, Ive tried many psychological therapies with no result. My daughter is constantly depressed and deserts every treatment we start. Im...

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.

University of Miami School of Medicine

The wasting is not a psychological symptom. In most people with HIV infection, it is a biological manifestation of caused by some of the chemicals released by the inflammatory response that the virus causes. You should consult her doctor for advice... Read more »

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Adolescent Health Educator Miami

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Channge Incorporated Centre for AIDS Services for Women

Adolescent Health Educator

HIV/AIDS case manager/educator for adolescent females from ages 14-21 in Miami, Florida. Social Service experience.Degree required in a related field. Valid state... Read more »

HIV Prevention among Hispanics in Pierson, Florida

Posted by HIV_Prevention1

Hello I'm an outreach worker in Pierson, Florida and I'm looking for a Hispanic teen or adult who lives near by that would volunteer to come and talk to my students. I run the Youth Empowerment Progran in this area, which is an HIV/AIDS prevention... Read more »

HIV Prevention Job Oppotunities In LA

Posted by Anonymous

Entry level HIV Prevention job opportunities in Los Angeles. Seeking energetic individuals for outreach workers and prevention case managers.

Please visit www.thewallasmemorias.org

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Bush ignores HIV prevention methods that work

Posted by bradford, 2 Replies

U.S. President George Bush ignores HIV prevention methods that work!
Who is informing the president on HIV and AIDS?

Failure of the American president to recognize the need to promote condoms has not only undermined over two decades of HIV prevention... Read more »

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