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Behaviour change interventions
South Africa: Cash cure for the AIDS epidemic?

South African researchers are testing whether financial incentives can stop HIV infection in teenagers.

Published
07 June 2011
From
Nature
Young people
UN: 2500 Young people newly infected with HIV every day

Every day, an estimated 2500 young people are newly infected with HIV, according to a global report on HIV prevention launched today.  While HIV prevalence has declined slightly among young people, young women and adolescent girls face a disproportionately high risk of infection due to biological vulnerability, social inequality and exclusion. 

Published
02 June 2011
From
UNICEF
Behaviour change interventions
Viewers look to TV characters to advise how to talk about sexual health

"What would Samantha and Miranda do?" Researchers found that college students were more than twice as likely to talk about sexual health issues with their partners after watching a "Sex and the City" episode.

Published
01 June 2011
From
Eurekalert Medicine & Health
Young people
Lack of HIV school lessons 'unforgivable' says UK minister

It is "unforgivable" that many children are not taught about HIV and Aids in school, the schools minister has said.

Published
25 May 2011
From
MSN news
Young people
Clinics Discourage Zambian Youth From Sexual and Reproductive Health Services

Natasha, a student in her third year at the University of Zambia in Lusaka, the capital, says she will never forget the way a health worker at a local clinic scolded her when she went there seeking sexual and reproductive health information and services.

Published
18 May 2011
From
Global Press Institute
Support issues for children and young people
UK: New support camp for HIV-positive teenagers

A new support camp for HIV-positive 13-17 year olds living in the UK, which was held for the first time last summer, was an overwhelmingly positive experience for the children involved, according to an evaluation carried out by Sigma Research.

Published
28 March 2011
From
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Same-sex relationships 'help self-esteem' in gay and lesbian teenagers

Same-sex relationships give gay male teenagers better self-esteem and lower internalised homophobia in teenage lesbians, a study suggests. The study, carried out by the University of Michigan, did not find similar effects in heterosexual teenagers' relationships.

Published
29 July 2010
From
Pink News
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Community Consensus Statement on Access to HIV Treatment and its Use for Prevention

Together, we can make it happen

We can end HIV soon if people have equal access to HIV drugs as treatment and as PrEP, and have free choice over whether to take them.

Launched today, the Community Consensus Statement is a basic set of principles aimed at making sure that happens.

The Community Consensus Statement is a joint initiative of AVAC, EATG, MSMGF, GNP+, HIV i-Base, the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, ITPC and NAM/aidsmap
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