• Editors' Summary
• Credits

1. The Invisible Epidemic
2. How Young People Become Infected
3. Why So Vulnerable?
4. Addressing the Epidemic
5. Reaching Out
6. Consequences of Inaction
7. HIV/AIDS: What Young People Want to Know
8. Profiles
9. Youth at the Center

• Figures
• Tables
• Side-bars
• Bibliography

• Why young women face more risk
• Culture can hurt
• Profile: Going public
• Education should start early
• Condoms for dual protection
• Orphans: A new challenge
• What can parents do?
• Reaching street children
• Putting youth at the center

Published by the Population Information Program, Center for Communication Programs, The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 111 Market Place, Suite 310, Baltimore, Maryland 21202, USA.

Credits

This report was prepared by Karungari (Karusa) Kiragu, Ph.D. Research assistance by Ketan Joshi, M.H.S., and Ruwaida Salem, M.P.H. Bryant Robey, Editor. Stephen M. Goldstein, Managing Editor. Design by Linda D. Sadler. Production by John Fiege, Peter Hammerer, Mónica Jiménez, and Deborah Maenner.

The assistance of the following reviewers is appreciated: Jane Bertrand, Susan Taylor-Brown, David Celentano, Shanti Conly, Katherine Crawford, Jennifer Delaney, Simel Esim, Geeta Rao Gupta, Bernard Guyer, Mihira Karra, Douglas Kirby, Cheryl Lettenmaier, Laurie Liskin, Robert Magnani, Ann McCauley, Neil McKee, Leo Morris, Nike O'Esiet, Phyllis Tilson Piotrow, Malcolm Potts, Elizabeth Serlimitsos, J. Joseph Speidel, Karen Stanecki, Lindsay Stewart, Francisco Sy, Nancy Williamson, Anne Wilson, Basia Zaba, and Laurie Zabin.

Suggested citation: Kiragu, K. Youth and HIV/AIDS: Can We Avoid Catastrophe? Population Reports, Series L, No. 12. Baltimore, The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Population Information Program, Fall 2001.

Phyllis Tilson Piotrow, Ph.D., Director, Center for Communication Programs, and Principal Investigator, Population Information Program (PIP)

Ward Rinehart, Project Director, PIP

Anne W. Compton, Deputy Director, PIP, and Chief, POPLINE Digital Services

Hugh M. Rigby, Associate Director, PIP, and Chief, Media/Materials Clearinghouse

Jose G. Rimon II, Deputy Director, Center for Communication Programs; Project Director, Population Communication Services developing family planning communication strategies, projects, training, and materials.

Population Reports (USPS 063–150) is published four times a year (Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter) at 111 Market Place, Suite 310, Baltimore, Maryland 21202–4012, USA, by the Population Information Program of the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. Periodicals postage paid at Baltimore, Maryland and other locations. Postmaster to send address changes to Population Reports, Population Information Program, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 111 Market Place, Suite 310, Baltimore, Maryland 21202–4012, USA.

Population Reports is designed to provide an accurate and authoritative overview of developments in the population field. The opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the US Agency for International Development or Johns Hopkins University.

Published with support from the United States Agency for International Development, Global, G/PHN/POP/CMT, under the terms of Grant No. HRN-A-00-97-00009-00.