This report discusses the epidemiology of HIV among adolescents, factors that place them at risk for HIV transmission, why young people are key to defeating the global HIV/AIDS epidemic, and intervention strategies for promoting HIV prevention among individuals of this age group.

This report presents a literature review of 46 prevention intervention studies conducted in the US to reduce the risk of HIV in heterosexual African Americans and to determine the effectiveness of these interventions for future implementation. The report addresses four high-risk heterosexual groups: adults, youth/adolescents, and injection drug users. The report gives details of the background of the review, objectives and methodology, search strategy and results, description of the studies, conclusions and recommendations, and gaps in research.

This monograph presents five case studies of programs in South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe that used voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) to control the spread of HIV. The monograph describes how the programs used VCT to help prevent perinatal HIV transmission, TB, and HIV transmission among adolescents and general populations. It also discusses general VCT approaches and issues related to program development, administration, and evaluation.

This pamphlet presents guidelines for a peer counseling intervention and a contingency contract intervention to achieve treatment adherence of adolescents undergoing preventive TB treatment. The pamphlet discusses the advantages of peer counseling and describes the peer counselor component, recruitment, criteria and training for counselors, patient orientation to peer counseling, and possible challenges that may arise during the intervention.

This pamphlet discusses a study, conducted at two health centers, to examine the effects of Educational Peer Counseling and Parent-Participant Contingency Contracting on treatment adherence of adolescents undergoing preventive TB treatment. Adolescents were randomly divided into a peer counseling group, contingency contract group, a group that combined both peer counseling and contingency contracting, and a fourth group that received the usual clinic care. A slightly higher number of participants in the combined interventions group completed treatment.

This monograph explains how elected officials can fight HIV. The monograph describes HIV and how it affects the body, summarizes the extent of the epidemic, and strategies on how to prevent it. It discusses how local as well as national parliamentarians can fight HIV and presents a 10-point checklist of suggested actions. The monograph emphasizes that young people are especially vulnerable HIV/AIDS and suggests that elected officials pass legislation to ensure that young people receive essential support, care, treatment, and protection, particularly women and girls.

This monograph discusses treatment of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) using recommendations from a meeting of experts convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) in November 2001. The monograph presents the rationale for standard treatment and discusses case management, syndrome management, risk factors for STI-related cervicitis, and drugs used for treating different STIs. It provides information on the treatment of STI-associated syndromes and of specific infections, and explains the considerations behind treatments.

This pamphlet advocates integrated management of adolescent/adult illness (IMAI) as the most effective treatment methodology. It presents the rationale for this argument and lists benefits of integrated management, including addresses major adolescent and adult health problems, responds to demand, links HIV care and prevention, improves care for both HIV-positive and HIV-negative adults and adolescents, balances prevention and care, balances attention to acute and chronic care, and addresses special needs of adolescents.

This report presents the results of the Kaiser Family Foundation/MTV Public Education Campaign on Family Health. The report is based on two surveys: a random-digit-dial telephone survey of 1,100 people aged 16 to 24 years and a call-back survey of 500 MTV viewers who had called the toll-free telephone number either to request a copy of the printed information guide, or to be connected to the CDC national hot line or their local Planned Parenthood clinic.

This serial presents updated clinical guidelines for treating STDs. These recommendations were developed by CDC in consultation with public and private sector professionals knowledgeable about the treatment of persons with STDs.