Introduction
According to Carlisle (2003), there is an alarming trend of increasing HIV infections among adolescent groups and youths. It is also very unfortunate that these adolescents and youths form the future population of all countries in the world. Unfortunately, the future generation of such countries faces extinction from HIV deaths. Various studies reveal that the increasing cases of HIV infections in adolescents are mainly due to maltreatment that people inflict of the youths and adolescents. Some of the exploitations that adolescents and youths face include sex trafficking, sexual abuse, sex workers, prostitution, sex trade, and transactional sex (Carlisle, 2003). As a result, this paper explores the appropriate techniques of HIV treatment and prevention among adolescents who are at risk of succumbing from increasing HIV infections.
Research question
Is there any effective means of HIV treatment and prevention among adolescents and young adults who are at risk of succumbing from the increasing HIV infections?
Problem statement
The essentiality of this paper is to explore the means of HIV treatment and prevention among youths and adolescents who are at risk of succumbing from the increasing HIV infections.
Impacts of HIV on public health
Currently, HIV is a global pandemic. HIV pandemic has a variety of adverse effects in the countries where HIV is prevalent. Unfortunately, the developing countries feel the most pinching effects of HIV pandemic since these countries lack enough resources to aid in fighting and controlling new HIV infections. Although many countries intensified their fight towards controlling the spread of HIV, there is still an increasing trend in the spread of HIV in these countries (Patel, Yoskowitz, Kaufman, and Shortliffe, 2008). Numerous studies in this field still show that HIV pandemic is still prevalent in many countries in the world. As a result, new infections of HIV still occur in these countries. There is also an increasing number of deaths resulting from HIV from countries in the world (Askew and Berer, 2003).
Importance of the research
Unfortunately, researchers started to note the increasing trend of HIV infection among adolescent groups in most countries (Patel, Yoskowitz, Kaufman, and Shortliffe, 2008). Adolescents and youths always form the future population of all countries in the world. If the current society does not take necessary initiatives to control and stop new HIV contractions among young adults and adolescents, it will be very unfortunate that the future generation of the society will succumb from HIV/AIDS.
The research will aid in coming up with an informed decision-making process concerning the spread and control of new HIV infections more so in young adults. The research will also find out the impacts of the current HIV spread control mechanisms. At the end of the research, many people will understand that the HIV pandemic is real. Finally, the research aims at finding and exploring new relevant and effective mechanisms that will aid in coming up with new appropriate means of HIV treatment and prevention among adolescents and young adults who are at risk of succumbing from the increasing HIV infections.
Conclusion
Most youths are at a vulnerable state of contracting HIV infections. The increasing rate of HIV infections in most countries causes large deaths of youth (Askew and Berer, 2003). It deprives most countries of their strong and energetic generation that will take over after the current adult generation. The research aims at finding and exploring new relevant and effective mechanisms that will aid in coming up with new appropriate means of HIV treatment and prevention among adolescents and young adults who are at risk of succumbing from the increasing HIV contractions.
References
Askew, I. and Berer, M. (2003). Contribution of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services to the Fight against HIV/AIDS. Reproductive Health Matters, 11(22), 51-73.
Carlisle, D. (2003). Africans Are Dying of AIDS without Pain Relief. British Medical Journal, 327(7423), 1069-1070.
Patel, V., Yoskowitz, N., Kaufman, D., and Shortliffe, E. (2008). Discerning patterns of human immunodeficiency virus risk in healthy young adults. Am J Med, 121(4), 759–764.