Study Warns Young Adults against Unhealthy Lifestyle

Business Day, 6 September 2007.

According to a study conducted by the  Centre for AIDS Development, Research & Evaluation (CADRE), young adults aged 20-30 underestimate the risks that overlapping sexual relationships pose for contracting HIV.

CADRE Executive Director, Warren Parker, notes that the research has important implications for the design of HIV prevention campaigns, which have generally concentrated on youth, aged 15-20. Parker further argues that, “It’s important to evolve away from the ABC [Abstain, Be faithful, and Condomise] message because it is far too simplistic.”

In the same vein, the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) maintains that about 33% of women and 12, 1% of men aged 25-30 are HIV infected.

To read the full article titled “Many young adults are playing AIDS roulette, study finds”, click here.