Identifying Drivers and Mitigators of Adolescent HIV and Sexual and Reproductive Health Risk: A Synthesis of Evidence-to-Action Research

With support from the Joint UN 2gether 4SRHR programme, UNICEF established a research partnership with the University of Oxford and University of Cape Town with the aim to improve HIV, SRH, and the overall well-being of adolescents by providing sustainable and scalable services. The partnership, which was ongoing from 2018 to 2023, investigated drivers of HIV and SRH risk in adolescents, and was committed to generating and using the latest evidence to propose practical solutions, shape programmes and guide decision-making for adolescents. The results of the partnership are being used in integrating evidence into programming for adolescents throughout the region. They are summarized in this synthesis report, along with six evidence-to-action briefs.