Youth and HIV/AIDS: Can We Avoid Catastrophe? PDF Print E-mail
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AUTHOR: K. Kiragu,
DATE: 2002
PUBLISHER: Population Information Program, The Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs

Today's young people are the AIDS generation. They have never known a world without HIV. Millions have already died. Yet the HIV/AIDS epidemic among youth remains largely invisible to adults and to young people themselves. Stopping HIV/AIDS requires comprehensive strategies that focus on youth. This report focuses on why youth are vulnerable, what steps can be taken to address the epidemic and potential avenues for action.

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