Perceived Risks of HIV/AIDS and First Sexual Intercourse among Youth in Cape Town, South Africa
| Autor: | Eric Y. Tenkorang, Fernando Rajulton, Eleanor Maticka-Tyndale |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Social Psychology Sexual Behavior Population HIV Infections Context (language use) Risk Assessment Developmental psychology South Africa Young Adult Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Risk Factors Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Health belief model Longitudinal Studies education Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome education.field_of_study business.industry Public health Coitus Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health medicine.disease Risk perception Sexual intercourse Health psychology Knowledge Infectious Diseases Multivariate Analysis Female business Demography |
| Zdroj: | AIDS and Behavior. 13:234-245 |
| ISSN: | 1573-3254 1090-7165 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10461-008-9470-5 |
| Popis: | The 'Health Belief Model' (HBM) identifies perception of HIV/AIDS risks, recognition of its seriousness, and knowledge about prevention as predictors of safer sexual activity. Using data from the Cape Area Panel Survey (CAPS) and hazard models, this study examines the impact of risk perception, considered the first step in HIV prevention, set within the context of the HBM and socio-economic, familial and school factors, on the timing of first sexual intercourse among youth aged 14-22 in Cape Town, South Africa. Of the HBM components, female youth who perceive their risk as 'very small' and males with higher knowledge, experience their sexual debut later than comparison groups, net of other influences. For both males and females socio-economic and familial factors also influence timing of sexual debut, confirming the need to consider the social embeddedness of this sexual behavior as well as the rational components of decision making when designing prevention programs. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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