Dear colleague,
Please join us at our upcoming hybrid seminar by Jecinta Okumu, Uppsala University
Friday 19th April 2024, 9.30 - 11.00.
Venue: ENG3-2028, Engelska Parken, Thunbergsvägen 3H, Uppsala
Zoom link: https://uu-se.zoom.us/j/66427229608
Strategies on managing HIV infections and adherence to ARV’s
by young people aged 15-24 in Kenya:
a comparative analysis of boys and girls.
In-spite of Kenya being classified as a high-burden country by WHO, less than half of those in need of HIV care and treatment are reached. HIV/AIDS-related deaths among adolescents have trippled worldwide since 2000; 85% of these deaths occur in Sub-Saharan Africa with Kenya being one of the high-burden countries. Even though more girls than boys are living with HIV, boys show more AIDS-related deaths than girls. Research in Kenya shows that although young people engage in sex at early ages, the government, family members and society as a whole choose to ignore/pretend that is not happening.
This seminar will discuss the strategies employed by young people in Kenya to manage HIV infection in a context of cultural, religious, social and political contradictions on issues pertaining sex and sexuality, especially with regard to young people.