Unveiling of HIV Intervention and Prevention Strategies Among Youth in Sub-Saharan Africa From 2018 to 2022: Lesson Learnt
Abstract:
In the last three decades, efforts for prevention of HIV among youth have taken drastic measures of ensuring in tervention strategies were given more attention for the reduction of new infections. Generally, it is observed that the infection rate of HIV among youth is still high and continues to increase. In Tanzania, the increase is said to be attributed to cultural, economic and social factors, and this trend affects the Tanzanian socio-economic progress. However, the prevention of HIV in this study has indicated that there is a need for more efforts in ensuring that the different measures has to target youth who are more vulnerable to HIV infections. In order to understand the right intervention, in South Africa meta-analysis was carried out to determine the success of behavioural interventions to reduce sexual risk behaviours and incidences of STIs among South African youth. Importantly, the report of UNAIDS in 2010 reported a decline in new HIV infections over the past 5 years is linked with changes of behavior and social norms together with increased knowledge of HlV. Despite of the new HIV infections still occurring, and with the use of antiretroviral treatment, strengthening HIV infections remain and should continue to be an urgent global health priority. Thus, this study has embarked on the prevention of the combination strategies, lessons learnt and challenges that persist in interventions and prevention strategies of HIV among youth in sub-Saharan Africa in empirical and theoretical literture reviews.
