title: The health and wellbeing of young people in sub-Saharan Africa: an under-researched area?
abstract: A third of sub-Saharan Africa's (SSA) population comprises persons aged 10-24 years. These youth are growing up in a context marked by pervasive poverty, limited educational opportunities, high HIV/AIDS prevalence, widespread conflict, and weak social controls. Published research on the broad issues that affect youth health and wellbeing in SSA is limited and centers heavily on sexual and reproductive health. In this commentary, we provide a broad overview of sub-Saharan African youth, highlight research gaps with respect to youth health and wellbeing, and describe potential avenues to develop the region's research capacity on youth health and wellbeing.
authors: African Population and Health Research Center, Inc., APHRC Campus, Manga Close, Kirawa Road, P.O. Box 10787-00100, Nairobi, Kenya. carolinekabiru@gmail.com
authors: Caroline W
authors: CW
authors: Kabiru
authors: Chimaraoke O
authors: CO
authors: Izugbara
authors: Donatien
authors: D
authors: Beguy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D008297:Male; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D014507:Urbanization; D014857:Warfare; D055815:Young Adult