Aims To examine the associations between social processes and mechanisms within the
community and risky sexual behaviour (RSB) among adolescents and young adults. Design …

Background Traditional and new media use links to young people's sexual risk behaviour.
The social contexts of young people's daily lives that influence media use and sexual risk …

Despite significant advances in the fight against HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, health experts
remain concerned about new infections and risky sexual behavior among teenagers & …

Adolescents in Nigeria are at risk of plethora of ills arising from risky sexual behavior in the
form of multiple sexual partnerships (MSP). Despite evidence linking MSPs to age at sexual …

The aim of this study was to investigate the relation between alcohol consumption and risky
sexual behaviour (RSB). This study further aimed to examine whether alcohol use, gender …

HIV stigma remains a barrier in achieving optimal HIV treatment. We studied the prevalence
and predictors of HIV stigma among adolescents and youth with HIV (AYWHIV) ages 15–24 …

Background Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) regarding risky behaviors among
adolescents remains scarce, despite the large population (approximately 249 million out of …

Objective: Sexual risk behavior during adolescence is an important public health problem.
Self-esteem and hopefulness are potentially important psychological factors that may play a …

Objectives: Socioeconomic inequalities in HIV prevention services coverage constitute
important barriers to global prevention targets, especially in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We …

Vaginal infections in women occur due to the downregulation of lactobacilli and the
upregulation of Gardnerella vaginalis (GV), leading to bacterial vaginosis (BV). While certain …