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Perceptions of Condom Use and Sexual Risks among Out-of-School Youths in the Nakonde District, Zambia

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Perspectives on Youth, HIV/AIDS and Indigenous Knowledges

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The fight against the HIV/AIDS pandemic, especially among youth, continues to be a challenge in sub-Saharan Africa, including Zambia. Young people continue to be the most affected by HIV/AIDS in terms of transmission, vulnerability, and impact. The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS, 2013) indicates that recent surveys in several countries in sub-Saharan Africa have detected decreases in condom use and an increase in the number of sexual partners, especially among youth.

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  1. Information and Planning Unit, Drug Enforcement Commission, Zambia

    Samuel Silomba

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  1. Oslo and Akershus University College, Norway

    Anders Breidlid

  2. University of Zambia, Zambia

    Austin M. Cheyeka

  3. Ahfad University for Women, Sudan

    Alawia Ibrahim Farag

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Silomba, S. (2015). Perceptions of Condom Use and Sexual Risks among Out-of-School Youths in the Nakonde District, Zambia. In: Breidlid, A., Cheyeka, A.M., Farag, A.I. (eds) Perspectives on Youth, HIV/AIDS and Indigenous Knowledges. Youth, Media, & Culture Series. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-196-0_8

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