Background Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is a critical HIV prevention tool.
Since 2007, sub-Saharan African countries with the highest prevalence of HIV have been …

Introduction: in Gambia, adolescents and young people make up 32% of the national
population. Observations indicate that this population group lacks access to quality …

Risk perception has been theorized to be an important antecedent for adopting protective
behavior. It is a key construct of research applying the Health Belief Model and other …

This qualitative study of young people and health care workers in Adjumani, northern
Uganda, found that young people are generally very knowledgeable about STD spread and …

From a global perspective, the typical person living with HIV/AIDS is likely a sub-Saharan
African woman. Yet despite calls from NASW to adopt a global outlook on the HIV/AIDS …

Background The ability to seek help or medical care for sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
is vital for sexually active youth; yet, their needs are often unmet. Methods We conducted a …

Community-based behavioural interventions aimed at reducing risky sexual behaviour have
yet to be shown to be effective in the developing world. Stepping Stones is a participatory …

Facing an incurable prognosis Thai families search for a cure for AIDS using all possible
means available to them. This paper reports a longitudinal narrative case study of eight …

The objective of this survey was to determine the sexual and reproductive health needs of
conservative and/or economically challenged adolescent girls. A total of 310 subjects …

Aim: This study seeks to contribute to the literature inadequacy in the field of sexuality
education in the Gambia by highlighting the controversies surrounding sexuality education …