tailieunhanh - PROVIDING HIV/AIDS CARE IN A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT

Effective development partnerships are a priority of the evolving post-2015 UN development agenda and can be expected to gain more prominence in multi-stakeholder discussions at global level in the future. The 2010 High-level Plenary meeting of the General Assembly, Rio+20 and the Busan Global Partnership all make explicit reference to this important engine to fulfil commitments for effective development cooperation. The Nairobi outcome document of the High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation also acknowledged the need to enhance the development effectiveness of South-South Cooperation by continuing to increase its mutual accountability and transparency. Rio+20 also. | 2HRSACARE ACTION PROVIDING HIV AIDS CARE IN A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT JULY 2004 Adolescent Girls and Young Women and HIV AIDS The HIV AIDS epidemic has increasingly become a public health challenge among adolescent girls and young women. Most at risk are those with a history of sexual abuse poverty violence or limited educational and economic opportunities. One in 4 AIDS cases reported among women in the United States are among people age 29 and younger compared with about 1 in 6 cases among men. As has often been noted the reproductive health needs that bring girls and young women into contact with health care providers present a greater opportunity for HIV testing and therefore a greater chance of detection. 1 But this is only part of the story. Sexual relationships between older men and underage women dramatically increase the risk of exposure to HIV and other sexually transmitted infections STIs . Biologic and physical maturation factors also put younger women at risk for Emerging from this rather daunting landscape of risks and challenges however are the stories of adolescent girls and young women across the country who have learned to live with HIV disease women whose courage and perseverance have helped them gain control over their bodies and their lives. Sex Drugs and HIV Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women Two-thirds of women ages 13 to 24 living with HIV AIDS were infected through sexual relationships with HIV-positive men. Delayed sexual activity safer sex practices and abstinence would dramatically decrease HIV incidence among girls and young women. But as statistics demonstrate the barriers to ensuring such practices are often insurmountable for a complex array of reasons. Limited economic opportunity single-parent homes and a lack of optimism about the future are each associated with early initiation of sexual activity and risky sexual behavior. Young women who have suffered sexual abuse or coercion are more likely to have early sexual .