| Autor: |
Cavin Epie Bekolo, Tatiana Danielle Yimdjo Fogue, Thomas D’Arcy Williams |
| Jazyk: |
English<br />French |
| Rok vydání: |
2018 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
The Pan African Medical Journal, Vol 29, Iss 189 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1937-8688 |
| DOI: |
10.11604/pamj.2018.29.189.15313 |
| Popis: |
Many young people do not know their HIV status in sub-Saharan Africa where it is estimated that only 10% of young men and 15% of young women know their HIV status. In a rural community in Cameroon, we present a collaborative project that has successfully nested HIV testing for youths into a youth life skills development programme run by youths themselves with support from various local government services and private organisations. We tested 2024 clients, including 1623 (80%) aged d"35 years, of whom 839 (51.7%) boys and 784 (49.3%) girls. The number of young people becoming aware of their HIV status for the first time was 1256 (77.4%). We urge HIV programmes to be inspired by this example that made it easier for more young people to know their HIV status. |
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