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Document Download Web resource Description Year
Commission on Narcotic Drugs Resolution 61/4: Promoting measures for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, hepatitis B and C and syphilis among women who use drugs Commission on Narcotic Drugs Resolution 61-4.pdf

This high-level resolution promotes measures for preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV, hepatitis B and C and syphilis among women who use drugs 

2018
social media A review of social media technologies across the global HIV care continuum.pdf

Social media (SM) is immensely popular and is increasingly being used as a tool in HIV research.

2016
CSE and me: Experiences of youth advocates in restrictive environments CSE and me.pdf

A follow-up to "We Demand More!", this guide shares the experiences of CSE advocates working in restrictive or conservative environments, and provides further tips for advocacy.

2017
churchbased Church-based intervention for families to promote mental health and prevent HIV among adolescents.pdf

This intervention holds promise for strengthening positive family processes to protect against negative future outcomes for adolescents.

2016
We demand more! A sexuality education advocacy handbook for young people We demand more! A sexuality education advocacy handbook for young people.pdf

A handbook for young people who want to improve the sexuality education that is provided in their school, town or country.

2017

A review of school-based interventions to identify those that improved contraceptive use among adolescents.

2016
accessing girls vuneralilibty Assessing girls HIV vulnerability - Botswana, Malawi and Mozambique.pdf

This study characterized, developed and tested a set of indicators to measure girls' vulnerability to HIV, resulting in the vulnerable girls index (VGI).

2016
effetiviness Effectiveness and safety of oral HIV preexposure prophylaxis for all populations.pdf

PrEP is protective against HIV infection across populations, presents few significant safety risks, and there is no evidence of behavioral risk compensation.

2016

The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a risk index to assess the different sexual HIV risk exposure among Hispanic young people.

2016
sexual learning Sexual learning among East African adolescents in the context of generalized HIV epidemics.pdf

The three phases of sexual learning - 1) being primed for sex, 2) making sense of sex, and 3) having sexual experiences - interact to shape adolescents' sexual lives and their risk for HIV infectio

2017
values Values and preferences on the use of PrEP among multiple populations.pdf

Findings from a rapidly expanding evidence base suggest that the majority of populations most likely to benefit from PrEP feel positively towards it.

2017
Sex in the shadow of HIV - Prevalence, risk factors, and interventions among HIV positive youth.pdf

Sexual risk-taking among HIV-positive adolescents and youth is high, with inconclusive evidence on potential determinants.

2017
parent youth

Some research has shown that parent–youth communication can reduce youth’s at-risk sexual behaviors.

2017
agency Young women's perceptions of transactional sex and sexual agency.pdf

Transactional sex is embedded in adolescent romantic relationships, but certain aspects make young women particularly vulnerable to HIV.

2017
interventions Adolescent behavior change interventions and their effectiveness in HIV prevention.pdf

There are mixed findings about the effectiveness of psychosocial BCI targeting adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa. Some studies portray intervention effectiveness and others limited efficacy.

2017
Gendered childcare norms Gendered childcare norms.pdf

Innovative approaches to prevent HIV in young women should incorporate structural approaches that aim to transform gendered norms, economically empower women and implement policies guaranteeing wom

2017
sex workers nigeria HIV prevalence and high-risk behaviour of young female sex workers in Nigeria.pdf

Existing and future interventions on HIV prevention should focus on empowering young female sex workers with innovative and sustainable approaches aimed at improving their health and well-being.

2017
scoping review Prevalence, incidence and risk factors for HIV infection amongst young people in Brazil.pdf

Few published studies have examined HIV amongst young people in Brazil, and those published have been largely cross-sectional and focused on traditional risk groups and the south of the country.

2017
HIV risks and needs related to the SDGs among female sex workers commercially sexually exploited as children.pdf

Risk determinants for HIV and violence among sexually exploited children can be studied retrospectively through research with adult female sex workers.

2018
cash transfer Conditional cash transfers and the reduction in partner violence for young women.pdf

A conditional cash transfer for high school girls has protective effects on their experience of intimate partner violence (IPV), and the effect is due in part to girls choosing not to engage in sex

2018