,,,Protecting the Next Generation in Sub-Saharan AfricaLearning from Adolescents to Prevent HIV and Unintended Pregnancy

Protecting the Next Generation in Sub-Saharan AfricaLearning from Adolescents to Prevent HIV and Unintended Pregnancy


 

Publication Date: December 2007

Publisher: Guttmacher Institute

Author(s): Ann E. Biddlecom; Laura Hessburg; Susheela Singh; Akinrinola Bankole

Research Area: Health; Social conditions

Type: Report

Abstract:

Addressing the sexual and reproductive health needs of adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa is vital, given the devastating impact of AIDS, the high rates of unintended pregnancy and the risk that those pregnancies may lead to unsafe abortions. Protecting the health of adolescents is clearly important for the adolescents themselves.