Publications on Young People

Second Generation Surveillance (SGS) aims to develop and enhance existing surveillance system for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), HIV/AIDS and behavioral surveillance systems.

With 158 million people, Pakistan is one of the most populous countries in the world. It is also one of the poorest, with 66% of the total population living on less than US$2 a day (Population Reference Bureau, 2005.). In Pakistan, as in many developing countries, poverty is intrinsically linked with poor sexual and reproductive health (SRH).

Interventions focused on the most highly vulnerable young people are often said to be the key to slowing or halting the epidemic. However, capacity is clearly inadequate in many countries, and includes an insufficient availability of human and financial resources, as well as a lack of systematic tracking for behavioural trends and risks.

The 2004/2005 BSS was essentially repetitions of the 2002/2003 surveys, with the survey locations and target groups largely being the same. However, the 2004/2005 BSS was expanded to cover additional target groups.

A survey was undertaken during September–November 2003 to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours of the general population and the youth with regards to HIV/AIDS transmission and prevention at seven sites in Myanmar.

Lifeskills-based education (LSBE) for HIV/AIDS and drug and substance use prevention in East Asia and the Pacific has been assessed by two methods.

The Burnet Institute undertook a study of the sexual behaviour of young men in Vientiane from August to November in 2004. The study was funded by the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Bangkok.

The objective of the BSS (Wave II) was to provide trends of behavioral indicators to inform program development for the expansion of interventions aimed at the reduction in the transmission of HIV/AIDS and STIs in the selected districts of Maharashtra.

The National Youth Risk Behaviour Survey 2003- 2004 was conducted by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports with the support of UNICEF and UNESCO.

South Asia stands out as the region with the second largest number of HIV infections in the world. HIV is now found in every country in South Asia. No longer can any society in the region consider itself immune to the virus.