hIV/AIDS Prevention and Care Programme for Rural and Tribal Youth in India

Agency : OXFAM (GB) India

The study was carried out with an objective to create benchmarks and provide baseline information for an intervention project to increase young people's access to information, skills, services and treatment for reproductive and sexual health problems and hIV/AIDS. It was one of the few programmes seeking capacity building of the out-of-school rural and tribal youth in the states of Orissa and Rajasthan. The specific objectives of the project were:

  • To identify current gaps in access to information, treatment and services; and assess the current sexual, reproductive health status, information and health needs and sexual behaviour patterns of young people in the context of hIV/AIDS prevention and care.
  • To increase access of young people to appropriate sources of information and services for sexual health and hIV/AIDS prevention and care,
  • Capacity building of civil society organizations and private/public sector organizations to manage and implement gender and culture sensitive, community appropriate programmes on hIV/AIDS prevention, care and reproductive health for young people, especially girls.
  • To facilitate a supportive environment to meet the reproductive and sexual health as well as hIV/AIDS prevention and care needs of young people.
  • To facilitate alliance building between NGOs, private and public sector organizations.

The baseline study was based on interactions with the youth and adolescents, parents, community leaders and local health care providers (ANM, AWW, TBA etc.). Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected. Major observations and recommendations of the base line study were as follows:


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