ИСТИНА

The prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Ivory Coast remains considerably high compared to the levels observed in other West African countries. Most new HIV infections cases occur among young people of age 15-24 years. The hopes of reversing the trend of this epidemic lie in this age group. This dissertation aims at examining sexual risk behaviors among young people in a changing social and economic context. The objective is to understand factors that could explain the evolution of risky sexual behavior. The data used in this dissertation is from five complementary sources: The Demographic and Health Surveys of 1998 and 2012, the AIDS Indicator Survey of 2005, the context of youth sexuality survey as part of West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (WAAPP), 2015 and a qualitative survey we organized in the city of Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire), 2015.