The study covered 250 respondents from ages 10 to 24 and comprised 175 males and 75 females. The source of data was a survey conducted in 1992 on the out-of-school youth in Accra and risk-taking behaviour. The survey instrument was a structured questionnaire with focus group discussion as supplement. The respondents were of very low socio-economic status that cut across education, occupation and residential background and had probably resulted from similar low level education of parents and loose family bonds. The combined effect of these appeared to have forced the respondents to take up early responsibility for their own lives in occupations and environment that reinforced and sustained a condition of sexual vulnerability among the youth....
Street youth are at risk of HIV infection worldwide. To develop effective prevention strategies, inf...
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Despite their high levels of knowledge about HIV and AIDS, young people ages 15-24 years in South Af...
Background: Street youths are faced with a number of health challenges that could be linked to their...
Introduction Risky sexual behaviors are mainly the focal point of programmes on HIV prevention. Lit...
Background Evidence on sexual risk-taking among HIV-positive adolescents and youth in sub-Saharan Af...
Background: Street youths are faced with a number of health challenges that could be linked to their...
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A community based cross-sectional study inquiring into determinants and correlates of sexual risk ta...
<div><p>Background</p><p>Evidence on sexual risk-taking among HIV-positive adolescents and youth in ...
BACKGROUND:Evidence on sexual risk-taking among HIV-positive adolescents and youth in sub-Saharan Af...
Worldwide, about 40 % of HIV infections occur among young people aged 15 to 24. Risk factors for HIV...
Ethiopia is a developing country with a demographic profile dominated by a young population. Due to ...
Reproductive health problems present one of the greatest threats facing youth in sub-Saharan Africa ...
Street youth are at risk of HIV infection worldwide. To develop effective prevention strategies, inf...
In this paper, we used data from a 1991 survey to examine the factors influencing adolescent sexual ...
Despite their high levels of knowledge about HIV and AIDS, young people ages 15-24 years in South Af...
Background: Street youths are faced with a number of health challenges that could be linked to their...
Introduction Risky sexual behaviors are mainly the focal point of programmes on HIV prevention. Lit...
Background Evidence on sexual risk-taking among HIV-positive adolescents and youth in sub-Saharan Af...
Background: Street youths are faced with a number of health challenges that could be linked to their...
This study examined the relationship between HIV/AIDS risk perception and protective behaviour among...
Adolescents’ sexual activity is associated with maternal and child health problems, including sexual...
A community based cross-sectional study inquiring into determinants and correlates of sexual risk ta...
<div><p>Background</p><p>Evidence on sexual risk-taking among HIV-positive adolescents and youth in ...
BACKGROUND:Evidence on sexual risk-taking among HIV-positive adolescents and youth in sub-Saharan Af...
Worldwide, about 40 % of HIV infections occur among young people aged 15 to 24. Risk factors for HIV...
Ethiopia is a developing country with a demographic profile dominated by a young population. Due to ...
Reproductive health problems present one of the greatest threats facing youth in sub-Saharan Africa ...
Street youth are at risk of HIV infection worldwide. To develop effective prevention strategies, inf...
In this paper, we used data from a 1991 survey to examine the factors influencing adolescent sexual ...
Despite their high levels of knowledge about HIV and AIDS, young people ages 15-24 years in South Af...