Intervention Strategies that Work for Youth

Introduction:
What kinds of programs work in their attempts to promote youth reproductive health and HIV prevention? What factors make some programs successful and others less so? Answers to these questions are critical, particularly in light of data that show that most young people start having sex before age 20, that relatively few young people use reliable contraception, and that up to half of all new HIV/AIDS infections occur in people under age 25 in many parts of the world.

Intervention Strategies that Work for Youth reports on programs that have helped young people in developing countries practice healthier behaviors, including delayingsexual debut, reducing the number of sexual partners, and increasing the use of methods for preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV/AIDS.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Chapter 1. Context of Young People's Lives
• Chapter 2. Summary of the Research Process
• Chapter 3. Creating a Supportive Environment
• Chapter 4. Improving Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors

- School Programs
- Mass Media/Social Marketing
- Community and Peer Programs
- Workplace Programs

• Chapter 5. Increasing the Use of Reproductive Health Services

- Youth-Friendly Services
- Youth Centers
- Linked School and Health Facilities
- Social Marketing/Mass Media
- Community Outreach
- Private Sector

• Chapter 6. Recommendations
• References

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