▁all ▁South ▁Afr icans . ▁It ▁is ▁estimated ▁that ▁about ▁one ▁third ▁of ▁all ▁non - f atal ▁suic idal ▁behav iors ▁involve ▁children ▁and ▁ad oles c ents . ▁ ▁H IV / A ID S ▁is ▁a ▁not ably ▁prominent ▁threat ▁to ▁the ▁health ▁of ▁South ▁African ▁youth . ▁South ▁Africa ▁car ries ▁the ▁greatest ▁bur den ▁of ▁H IV - in fect ed ▁individuals ▁in ▁the ▁world ; ▁the ▁district ▁of ▁K wa Z ulu - N atal ▁is ▁the ▁ep ic enter ▁of ▁the ▁H IV ▁ep ide mic ▁in ▁South ▁Africa , ▁with ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 1 . 2 ▁million ▁inf ected ▁individuals . ▁ ▁Among ▁youth , ▁the ▁bur den ▁of ▁H IV ▁tends ▁to ▁fall ▁on ▁females . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁young ▁women ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 - 1 9 ▁age ▁bra cket ▁have ▁a ▁H IV ▁pre val ence ▁rate ▁of ▁ 5 . 2 %; ▁for ▁men ▁this ▁age , ▁the ▁pre val ence ▁rate ▁is ▁ 1 . 2 %. ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 - 2 4 ▁age ▁bra cket , ▁women ▁have ▁a ▁ 1 7 . 9 % ▁H IV ▁pre val ence ▁rate ; ▁men ▁in ▁this ▁age ▁range ▁have ▁a ▁pre val ence ▁rate ▁of ▁ 5 . 6 %. ▁ ▁Community ▁development ▁policy ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁highlight s ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁' the ▁active ▁invol vement ▁of ▁young ▁people ▁in ▁national ▁development ' ▁and ▁the ▁vital ▁importance ▁' for ▁their ▁participation