Abstract

This study highlighted the importance of counselling adolescents on HIV/AIDS and other Sexually Transmitted Diseases. The study presents an overview of the dreaded disease-AIDS, which is a condition that is associated with infection of the immune system. Adolescents are the target group of this paper because they are the most vulnerable. It is evidenced that sexually transmitted diseases are on the increase and so is unplanned pregnancy among adolescents. The problem affects all aspects of life of the adolescents. Also, the spread of the disease is very rapid among adolescents and hence, they are at the center of the epidemic. It is highly incontrovertible that prevention is better than cure. Hence, counselling is required to reduce the high incidence of HIV/AIDS among our adolescents. AIDS is a disease that once an adolescent contacts it, it is a contract for life