Life of a Youth in Slums Affected by HIV/AIDs
HIV prevalence among Ugandan youth aged 12–24 is estimated at 3.4%, with much higher rates estimated among vulnerable youth living in the slums, for both HIV and sexually transmitted infections.
High-risk behaviors such as engaging in commercial sex work in addition to other HIV-related risk behaviors such as multiple sexual partners, intermittent condom use, and concurrent substance use all increase the risk of acquiring and transmitting HIV/AIDs.
Despite the health needs and disparate circumstances of youth who live on the streets and slums of Kampala, Uganda, The lives of youth living in the slums and streets of Kampala are complicated by many additional adversities due to their living conditions that exacerbate the vulnerability of the youth, such as food scarcity, a lack of money, and abuse and neglect.
