Global Perspectives on Adolescent Health and Economic Strengthening: Lessons from Sub-Saharan Africa

Over one third of the global population is under the age of 19, and 90 % of these youth live in developing countries. Nearly half of developing country youth live on less than $2 a day, and poverty exacerbates threats to wellbeing. In sub-Saharan Africa, the interactive effects of youth poverty and...

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Veröffentlicht in:Global social welfare : research, policy & practice policy & practice, 2015-06, Vol.2 (2), p.39-41
Hauptverfasser: Ssewamala, Fred M., Ilic, Vilma
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Over one third of the global population is under the age of 19, and 90 % of these youth live in developing countries. Nearly half of developing country youth live on less than $2 a day, and poverty exacerbates threats to wellbeing. In sub-Saharan Africa, the interactive effects of youth poverty and disease are particularly severe. Decades of economic crisis, the AIDS pandemic, and civil conflict have left millions of African youth orphaned or otherwise vulnerable while simultaneously weakening family support systems. Fifteen million youth in sub-Saharan Africa have lost at least one parent to HIV/AIDS.
ISSN:2196-8799
2196-8799
DOI:10.1007/s40609-015-0031-3