Abstract
STI/HIV Vulnerability among Out of School Youth in Vocational Training Centres in Vavuniya and Kilinochchi Districts
Highlights
A decade after the civil war in Sri Lanka, the youth in the northern province had access to the rest of the world, with a gap of knowledge on sexual health
It is estimated that the youth population in Sri Lanka is about 4.4 million or 23% of the total population based on 2012 statistics
Out of school youth in Youth crops at Western province had a higher level of knowledge on STIs and HIV, and it was positively associated with age and educational level[9]
Summary
A decade after the civil war in Sri Lanka, the youth in the northern province had access to the rest of the world, with a gap of knowledge on sexual health. WHO defined 15 to 24 years old as a youth, and 19% of the world population consist of youths while South Asia and sub- Saharan Africa have almost half of the global youth population[1]. It is estimated that the youth population in Sri Lanka is about 4.4 million or 23% of the total population based on 2012 statistics. Sri Lankan youth categorize as those engaged in educational activities, employed and unemployed. Out of school youth has defined as either an eligible youth who is a school dropout or an eligible youth who has received a secondary school diploma or its equivalent but is basic skills deficient, unemployed, or underemployed. Around 37% are not procedure beyond the upper secondary level of school education. These out of school youth are searching for occupations. These out of school youth are searching for occupations. [3]
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