Module 5: Girl

Learning content last updated: 2021.

Module 5: Care of the Adolescent Girl at Risk for HIV

Overview

The goal of this module is to prepare learners to recognize the unique aspects of caring for adolescent girls at risk for HIV and to provide team-based care for this patient population.

What You Will Learn

  • List biologic and socioeconomic factors that increase adolescents’ risk of HIV acquisition
  • Discuss professional strategies for taking a sexual history and recognize reasons why young women/adolescents may engage in high-risk sexual practices
  • Compare multidisciplinary strategies to prevent HIV in adolescents
  • Summarize interprofessional strategies to address violence against women (VAW) at the community level
  • Describe the evaluation and management of vaginal discharge

Module Materials

Learner Materials

How to Use the Materials

Time to complete: Approximately 70 minutes

  • Designed for facilitated, interprofessional group workshops (participants from different roles such as nurses, clinicians, pharmacists, clinic staff, community health workers learning together)
  • Can also be used for independent learning
  • Focus discussion on topics relevant to your local context
  • Adapt activities based on your setting, available time, and participant needs