Background Sub-Saharan Africa has among the highest prevalence of teenage pregnancy
in the world. Teenage mothers and their children are at risk to a host of medical, social and …

Sexual self-efficacy (SSE), one's perceived control of or confidence in the ability to perform a
given sexual outcome, predicts sexual behavior; however, important questions remain …

Background Sexual activity may be less likely to occur during periods of school enrolment
because of the structured and supervised environment provided, the education obtained …

Social workers are global actors. From protecting the rights of individuals to working through
the lasting impact of regional or international conflict, it is important to acknowledge the …

Background School dropout has been linked to early pregnancy and marriage but less is
known about the effect of school performance. We aimed to assess whether school …

Background. There is controversy on the association between socioeconomic status (SES)
and HIV infection. Some evidence claims higher SES is negatively associated with HIV …

Background Traditional and new media use links to young people's sexual risk behaviour.
The social contexts of young people's daily lives that influence media use and sexual risk …

Abstract Study Objective To determine the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria
gonorrhoeae, and Trichomonas vaginalis infection in sexually active Chilean adolescents …

In Kenya similar to other countries in Eastern and Southern Africa There is a
disproportionately high burden of the global HIV incidence among youth ages 15–24 years …

Abstract Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), particularly Southern and East Africa, has the highest
AIDS deaths and HIV-infected people in the world. Even though considerable effort has …