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Challenges Facing Tanzanian Youth in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS: Lessons Learnt from Mbeya Region, Southern Highlands
Forum for Development Studies Pub Date : 2020-05-03 , DOI: 10.1080/08039410.2020.1784264
Lilian Victor Mtasingwa 1
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Abstract Globally, a major agenda in health and development has been HIV/AIDS mitigation measures among the youth. This follows the prevalence of sexual activity at a younger age, a burgeoning youth population that does not attend school and high unemployment that seems to push youth into alternative life patterns that involve risks to their health. Young people in Tanzania are more exposed to HIV/AIDS due to multiple factors, ranging from lack of SRH knowledge, to socio-cultural issues and poverty. Despite the fact that all people are susceptible to HIV transmission, youth – especially girls – are at the highest risk due to gender imbalances that prevent them from having support and decision-making power. Whereas numerous studies have concentrated on urban settings through a quantitative approach, this study investigated a wide-range of socio-cultural and gender related issues in rural and urban settings of Mbeya region, through a qualitative approach. The study involved 54 respondents. Qualitative data collection techniques included in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, and document review. The findings show that the majority of youth had heard about HIV/AIDS and its related effects; however, condom use, and attendance at SRH services was low. The challenges contributing to HIV/AIDS prevalence amongst youth include: lack of decision-making power; drug and alcohol abuse; inappropriate information about HIV/AIDS and SRH; and, household poverty. The study concludes that youth should be better incorporated in addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and the Tanzanian government should create a supportive environment to access youth use of SRH services and more effective implementation of its policies.

中文翻译:

坦桑尼亚青年在与艾滋病毒/艾滋病作斗争中面临的挑战:从南部高地姆贝亚地区汲取的教训

摘要在全球范围内,健康与发展的主要议程是青年中的艾滋病毒/艾滋病缓解措施。随之而来的是性行为在年轻时的盛行,未上学的新兴青年人口以及高失业率,这似乎使青年陷入了对其健康构成威胁的另类生活方式。由于缺乏性健康和生殖健康知识,社会文化问题和贫困等多种因素,坦桑尼亚的年轻人更容易感染艾滋病毒/艾滋病。尽管所有人都容易感染艾滋病毒,但由于性别失衡,青年,特别是女童,处于最高风险,这阻碍了他们获得支持和决策权。尽管大量研究通过定量方法将重点放在城市环境上,这项研究通过定性方法研究了姆贝亚地区农村和城市地区广泛的社会文化和性别相关问题。这项研究涉及54位受访者。定性数据收集技术包括深度访谈,焦点小组讨论和文档审阅。调查结果表明,大多数年轻人听说过艾滋病毒/艾滋病及其相关影响;但是,使用安全套和SRH服务的出席率很低。导致年轻人中艾滋病毒/艾滋病流行的挑战包括:缺乏决策权;滥用毒品和酒精 关于艾滋病毒/艾滋病和性健康和生殖健康的不适当信息;以及家庭贫困。研究得出的结论是,应将青年人更好地纳入应对艾滋病毒/艾滋病的流行中,
更新日期:2020-05-03
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