FRONTIERS PROJECT
An Evaluation of the Impact on Adolescent Reproductive Health of Community-based Interventions for Supporting Orphaned and Vulnerable Children

FRONTIERS collaborated with the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund to conduct this evaluation of several service interventions. The program provided technical assistance on the design of household and adolescent reproductive health studies and questionnaires. The studies showed that females are significantly less likely to be in school than males (73% vs. 80%), and that youth in general participate little in community activities to prevent HIV. Boys initiate sex at an earlier age than girls and are more likely to report multiple partners. Girls reported using condoms more often than boys during their first sexual experience, but this pattern was reversed during the last sex.
 

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Location

KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, and Northern provinces, South Africa

Duration

August 2002–December 2003

Population Council researcher

Jane Chege

Non-Council collaborator

Nelson Mandela Children's Fund

Donor

US Agency for International Development

Publications/Resources
Council researchers' names appear in boldface type. 

2004
"Challenges faced by households in caring for orphans and vulnerable children (South Africa)," Horizons Research Update. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 156 KB)

"Vulnerability and intervention opportunities: Research findings on youth and HIV/AIDS in South Africa," Horizons Research Update. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 161 KB)

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See Also

• South Africa
• Operations Research
• Youth 
• FRONTIERS South Africa
• FRONTIERS Youth
• FRONTIERS HIV and Youth
• Horizons Program

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