AIDS+and+Adolescence

__AIDS And Adolescence__
by:Ania Jedrzejczyk My topic is teens and AIDS. These are the things I will talk about the most: -Why Teens? -How big is AIDS in adolescence? -Where are the most infections? -Two real life stories -2 video's -Conclusion



Not only adults are affected by AIDS. AIDS in the teenage years is a very loud and interesting topic. AIDS is common in adolescence because it can be transmitted during sex, by blood, by semen (the fluid released from the penis when a male ejaculates), through vaginal fluids and breast milk. Because many teens try these different things (like sex or drugs) they are more likely to get infected by AIDS. These are two diagrams showing how people and teens get AIDS. The first diagram shows the male data and the second one the female data.
 * -WHY TEENS?-**


 * -How Big Is AIDS In Adolescence?-**

25% of people infected by AIDS are in the ages between 13-20. Most of these teens got AIDS through unsafe sex (not using a condom). 2.3 million Children were living with HIV at the end of 2006. More than a million kids became infected by HIV in the year 2006. Every hour 40 kids die because of AIDS. In 2006 2.9 million people died, one in ten were children.
 * -Where are the most infections?-**

The most of the children infected by HIV are African and live in the poor countries with bad hygiene. However there are a lot of American and European children also carry AIDS. This is a graph of the people (including children) in the world that are infected by HIV and what nationality they are. As you see most of them are black which means they are (mostly) infected in Africa. The second largest is the white people this is America and Europe. And Hispanic is South America. The smallest group is the Asian/pacific Island. Here are two real life stories of teens that have AIDS, enjoy: //Ben I am 17 and I learned that I had the HIV virus. I was told when I was 10. I remember that day perfectly, it was honestly the worst day of my life. My heart broke. Well anyways this is how it all started. Okay I was born and my mom was like a prostitute and cocaine addict or something like that and when I was born she brought me to and adoption agency and when they looked at her they wouldn’t take me because they knew what she was. Sucks huh. well any way the doctor had me with her and she needed to go to Vermont. So the lady who is my mother now gave her the ticket and through time I was what she got in return. So we came back to Vermont and came to grow with my new family. I have no information on my real mother and want to know so badly but don't know how to go about something that huge. Well I grew up and my mother thought she should tell me when I was 10. That day shattered all of my dreams and hopes. But now that aim older and have had more time to think about it all, I realized that my dreams aren't shattered there's just one more thing to make me stronger and that’s exactly what it is doing. Now being 17 my life is great I am in a relationship and it is wonderful and we both are comfortable with it. My friends are there for me every step of the way. My family is wonderful even though I feel like there is something missing what I have I priceless. And after having my meds being up and down and having to deal with almost dying. Now I am living with meds that is perfect and am keeping my virus in remission and that’s wonderful. I actually feel normal and not shunned from the whole world. My life is going great and I am glad i have it because then I wouldn't be me and I love who I am. I also wouldn't be able to share my life story and possibly have the chance to educate a few teens. But if this could get published or something that would so make my day and my life. Thank you for letting me share my story with the world. thank you.
 * -Two real life stories-**

ANON At 16 never thought it would happen to me I had just moved to England a few years back and I could say I was caught up living my life in the fast lane. Met a really nice guy who was a friend of my cousins he was south African. I had sex with him for his birthday and didn’t use protection because I was on the depo-vera contraceptive injection STDs never crossed my mind at the heat of the moment. A month later he went on holiday with his family back to South Africa. Just a few days after he was gone I started having severe abdominal pains so I visited my doctor who suggested food poisoning. After taking the required amount of anti-biotic the pain did not go anywhere. I returned to my doctor who then suggested it was thrush caused by the anti-biotic I was taking so I had the day treatment. Since my GP had told me I had thrush I decided to get a full check up to see if anything else was wrong so I got a sexual health screen. two weeks passed and I didn’t hear from the clinic so I was very happy because they had said " no news is really good news" but then my fine rang when I was watching T.V with my family and it was my health adviser from the clinic she told me I had to come in because the test had revealed I had chlamydia so I had to pick up my treatment I was very reluctant to go because I thought it was nothing serious but when I got there I was taken to a small room and had the news that I WAS HIV POSITIVE frankly I did not know what my reaction was supposed to be. My boyfriend came back and I told him the news on his day of arrival and everything has changed we have drifted apart Well I can’t say anymore because my boyfriend just came back a week ago and the story of my life continues a life at the moment seems so empty but I guess there are a reason and a plan for everything so in god I will believe//

-2 Video's-
media type="youtube" key="KqnJUp3Y7gQ&rel=1" height="355" width="425" This is a preview of a movie called "Girl Positive" about a girl that got HIV through unprotected sex. I chose this video because it shows a young sixteen year old girl who get's AIDS. media type="youtube" key="cYCgKP_5eaU&rel=1" height="355" width="425" This is another preview of the same movie "Girl Positive" and I chose this video because it's a little better than the first one.

Remember not only adults can get AIDS. You are in danger too so please use a protection while having sex and don’t use the same needle as somebody else. You don have to die young because of a virus...
 * -Conclusion-**



Citations for Websites:
http://www.coolnurse.com/hiv_teens.htm http://www.avert.org/young.htm http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/stds/std_hiv.html http://www.avert.org/ypstory.htm

Citations for Photo's:
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