Thread:Impacts on Youth Enterprises (9)

Dear Colleaques,

YES.

NEEDS FOR HIV/AIDS FOR YOUTH IN ENTREPRENEUR. The need to have HIV/AIDS Course contents for the Youth in Entrepreneur programme are AS follows:

Youth are vulnerable in nature to abuse,exploitation, unintended pregnancy,Sexual Transmitted Infection (STIs) and HIV


 * Youth approach adulthood with conflicting and confusing messages about sexuality and gender
 * Youth like adventure in life (trial period)
 * They are sexual active group
 * Youth are the pride of any nation
 * They contribute to the development of any nation
 * They are the major workforce of any growing nation
 * They are extremely vulnerable to HIV/AIDS infection with a prevalence rate of 5.2% in Nigeria
 * Almost 50% of all new HIV infections are among young people (Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, 2004)
 * Youth can create demand and provide HIV information and life skills as peer educators

Presentations on HIV/AIDS Programmes on Youth in Entrepreneur The following are my suggestions on programmes for Small Entrepreneur on HIV/AIDS which are mainly on ‘The Principles, Methods, Prevention, Treatment and Management’.


 * Understanding HIV and AIDS -Situation of HIV/AIDS in the world
 * Differences between HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections
 * Sign and Symptoms of Sexually Transmitted Infection
 * Wrong Beliefs about Cure and Treatment for Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV/AIDS
 * How to Get and Spread HIV/AIDS
 * Habits that increases the Risk of Getting infected with AIDS Virus
 * Building a strong Defense against HIV/AIDS
 * Methods of HIV Transmission and Prevention Management of AIDS -Signs and Symptoms of HIV/AIDS
 * How To Prevent Getting Infected with HIV Virus
 * Methods of Preventing HIV Infection
 * Voluntary Testing for HIV/AIDS
 * Pregnancy and HIV/AIDS
 * Care and Support for Affected Person
 * Being Your Sisters and Brothers Keeper
 * Note: Some of the above topics can be diagrammatically illustrated with pictures for simplicity of terms