Teenage pregnancy
Ten thousand girls drop from school every year in Kenya because of pregnancy. Factorscontributing to this are parents don’t talk about sex, children and teens lack information abouttheir changing bodies…
Ten thousand girls drop from school every year in Kenya because of pregnancy. Factorscontributing to this are parents don’t talk about sex, children and teens lack information abouttheir changing bodies…
Exercise is an important part of keeping teens healthy. Encouraging healthy lifestyles in childrenand teens is important for when they grow older. Lifestyles that are learned in childhood aremore likely…
There is no cure for AIDS, but there are ways to treat the symptoms. Health is not merely the absence of disease, but a sense of total well-being. Wellbeing is…
VOLUNTARY COUSELLING AND TESTING (VCT) HIV testing is accompanied by counselling, where a trained person helps an individual cope with their HIV status through in-depth discussions. The test is reliable,…
What is Stigma? People who are HIV-positive may be discriminated against or shunned in their communities because of misunderstandings or misconceptions about HIV and AIDS in the community. Adolescents may…
What Does HIV-Positive Mean? When the body’s defence system (immune system) comes into contact with a disease, it produces germ fighters, called antibodies, which fight off and destroy various viruses…
HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. HIV is a virus that is passed between people through contact with infected blood, semen, vaginal fluids and breastmilk. HIV weakens the immune system,…
According to The Children’s Act 2022, every child has a right to life, survival, wellbeing, protection and development. They have a right to parental care and protection, the right to…
With adolescence comes various changes to the body, both physical, mental and emotional. Personal hygiene becomes very important for every teen to master. Adolescence is the time to build on…
The Child Protection Act, 2022, defines a “child” as an individual who has not attained the age of eighteen years. “Child abuse” includes – (a) the infliction of physical harm…