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Malawi faith communities responding to HIV/AIDS: preliminary findings of a knowledge translation and Participatory-Action Research (PAR) project
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: DennisG Willms Maria-Ines Arratia Patrick MakondesaThis paper reports on the preliminary findings (year one) of a four-year intervention and Participatory-Action Research (PAR) project in Malawi. Project goals are to enhance the response capacity and effectiveness of Faith Community (FC) leaders to the problem of HIV/AIDS... -
HIV/AIDS, poverty and risky sexual behaviour in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Frederik le R BooysenThis paper employs data from the 1998 South African Demographic and Health Survey in exploring the nature of socio-economic inequalities in and determinants of risky sexual behaviour. Risky sexual behaviour was associated with poverty only in the case of multiple... -
Acceptability of female-controlled HIV/STI prevention options by Nigerian professionals — an exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: ChidiV Nweneka AugustaU MayukuThe attitudes of working professionals, particularly in the healthcare sector, may play a large role in the acceptance or otherwise of female-controlled HIV/STI prevention options. In 2002, we conducted an exploratory study on the perceptions surrounding female-controlled HIV/STI prevention options,... -
The correlates of safe sex practices among Rwandan youth: a positive deviance approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Stella Babalola --- Center for Communication Programs (JHU/CCP), United States of America David Awasum --- , Rwanda Brigitte Quenum-Renaud --- , RwandaThis paper presents the results of a 2001 sample survey and uses an ideation model to identify the factors affecting primary sexual abstinence and condom use among Rwandan youth. The findings showed that urban residence and age negatively influence primary... -
Assessment of behavioural risk factors for HIV/AIDS in selected target groups in and around Addis Ababa and Nazareth cities, Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Teshome Nedi --- Department of Pharmacology, Ethiopia Mehret Yerdaw --- Department of Pharmacology, Ethiopia Fikre Enquoselassie --- Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, EthiopiaA stratified cross-sectional survey was conducted on 2 278 people residing in and around Addis Ababa and Nazareth cities to assess the behavioural risk factors in HIV/AIDS in selected target groups from August 2000 to December 2000. The target groups,... -
Predictors of sexual-risk behaviour and HIV-preventive practices among university students in Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Yifru Berhan --- College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ethiopia Dejene Hailu --- College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ethiopia Abraham Alano --- College of Medicine and Health Sciences, EthiopiaA cross-sectional study design was used to assess sexual-risk behaviour and HIV-preventive practices among students at Hawassa University, Ethiopia, in 2009. Among 1 220 students eligible for the study, approximately 29% reported experience of sex (36.3% of the males and... -
Sexual-risk behaviour among sexually active first-year students at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Melissa D Abels --- Department of Statistics, South Africa Renette J Blignaut --- Department of Statistics, South AfricaIn South Africa, new HIV infections are concentrated among persons aged 15–24 years. The university population falls within this age group and are prone to higher-risk behaviours that place them at risk of acquiring HIV. In a study to assess... -
Kenyan pastors’ perspectives on communicating about sexual behaviour and HIV
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ann Neville Miller --- , United States MaryN Kizito --- , United States Jesica Kinya Mwithia --- , United States Lucy Njoroge --- , United States Kyalo wa Ngula --- , United States Kristin Davis --- , United StatesThe article presents an analysis of in-depth interviews with 18 leaders of Christian churches in Nairobi, Kenya, regarding the content and context of messages they disseminate to their congregations about sexual behaviour and HIV. The content of messages was nearly... -
AIDS fatigue and university students’ talk about HIV risk
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Tamara Shefer --- Women's and Gender Studies, South Africa Anna Strebel --- Women's and Gender Studies, South Africa Joachim Jacobs --- HIV/AIDS Programme, South AfricaDrawing on a qualitative study that included 20 focus group discussions with male and female students at an urban-based university in South Africa, this article reports on perceptions, attitudes and reported behaviour with respect to HIV and AIDS and safer... -
Ecological association between HIV and concurrency point-prevalence in South Africa's ethnic groups
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Chris Kenyon --- Senior Lecturer, Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, South AfricaHIV prevalence between different ethnic groups within South Africa exhibits considerable variation. Numerous authors believe that elevated sexual partner concurrency rates are important in the spread of HIV. Few studies have, however, investigated if differential concurrency rates could explain differential... -
HIV-prevention knowledge among illiterate and low-literate women in rural Amhara, Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: GebeyehuW Bogale --- , Ethiopia Henk Boer --- Department of Psychology and Communication of Health and Risk, The Netherlands ErwinR Seydel --- Department of Psychology and Communication of Health and Risk, The NetherlandsMore than 85% of Ethiopia's population lives in rural areas and literacy levels in the country are relatively low. Despite this, little is known about levels of knowledge in regard to HIV/AIDS and condom use among illiterate and low-literate rural... -
Condom brands, perceptions of condom efficacy and HIV prevention among university students in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Abraham Kiprop Mulwo --- Culture, Communication and Media Studies (CCMS), Howard College Campus, South Africa KeyanG Tomaselli --- Culture, Communication and Media Studies (CCMS), Howard College Campus, South Africa Lynn Dalrymple --- Culture, Communication and Media Studies (CCMS), Howard College Campus, South AfricaUniversity students form an important constituency in interventions against HIV and AIDS. The majority of university students are between ages 18 and 30 years, which, according to recent surveys, is the age category at the highest risk of HIV infection... -
Common ethical issues related to HIV/AIDS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: D Knapp van Bogaert --- Steve Biko Centre for Bioethics, Faculty of Health Sciences, GA Ogunbanjo --- Department of Family Medicine and PHC, Faculty of Health Sciences, -
Factors shaping condom use among South African university students: a thematic analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Cleo Protogerou --- Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, South Africa Alan J. Flisher --- Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, South Africa Lauren G. Wild --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThis study aimed to investigate contextual influences on condom use by South African university students. Twenty one-to-one, semi-structured interviews were conducted with male and female South African undergraduates. The data were thematically analysed. Results revealed that condom use was transient... -
“Whenever Jack sees a condom, he falls asleep”: experiences of condom use and erectile disorder among HIV positive men in a Zimbabwean rural setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Zibusiso Nyati-Jokomo --- Department of Community Medicine, College of Health Sciences, James January --- Department of Community Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Seedwell Mpande --- Department of Community Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Watch Ruparanganda --- Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Studies,In this qualitative inquiry, we set out to explore the experience of condom use and erectile disorder (ED) among men living with HIV in a rural district of Zimbabwe. Data on condom use related erectile disorder with antiretroviral (ART) medication... -
On the road again: concurrency and condom use among Uganda truck drivers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Elizabeth C Costenbader --- FHI 360 Headquarters, Kathryn Lancaster --- FHI 360 Headquarters, Leonard Bufumbo --- FHI 360 Uganda Country Office, Uganda Angela Akol --- FHI 360 Uganda Country Office, Uganda Greg Guest --- FHI 360 Headquarters,Long-distance truck drivers have been shown to be a critical population in the spread of HIV in Africa. In 2009, surveys with 385 Ugandan long-distance truck drivers measured concurrency point prevalence with two methods; it ranged from 37.4% (calendar-method) to... -
Knowledge and attitudes about and practices of condom use for reducing HIV infection among Goma University students in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: M. Masoda --- University de Protestante, Democratic Republic of Congo, I. Govender --- Family Medicine,The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is experiencing increasing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in young adults. This is despite the government's widespread campaign on HIV/AIDS awareness. In this study, high-risk university students who engage in casual... -
Risk factors of HIV infection among farm workers at Rattray Arnold Research Farm in Goromonzi district, Zimbabwe: a qualitative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Mavis Soko --- Faculty of Commerce, Harare Stanzia Moyo --- Centre for Population Studies, Harare Oswell Rusinga --- Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Alfred Zvoushe --- Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, ZimbabweNotwithstanding the generally declining levels of HIV in Zimbabwe, HIV prevalence remains exceedingly high in commercial farms. Risky sexual practices underpinned by poverty, unreliable supply of condoms and lack of entertainment are the major underlying factors facilitating the spread of... -
Choice in HIV testing: the acceptability and anticipated use of a self-administered at-home oral HIV test among South Africans
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Elizabeth A Kelvin --- City University New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, City University of New York, USA Sonia Cheruvillil --- City University New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, City University of New York, USA Stephanie Christian --- City University New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, City University of New York, USA Joanne E Mantell --- Division of Gender, Health and Sexuality, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Department of Psychiatry, USA Cecilia Milford --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health Research), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa Letitia Rambally-Greener --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health Research), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa Nzwakie Mosery --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health Research), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa Ross Greener --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health Research), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa Jennifer A Smit --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health Research), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South AfricaCombination HIV prevention is being widely promoted by funders. This strategy aims to offer HIV prevention choices that can be selected and combined to decrease HIV risk in ways that fit with each individual’s situation. Treatment as prevention and pre-exposure... -
Combination HIV prevention options for young women in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Cheryl Baxter --- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), South Africa Salim Abdool Karim --- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), South AfricaAlthough the number of new HIV infections has declined by over 30% in the past decade, the number of people who acquire HIV each year remains unacceptably high. In 2014 the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) estimated that... -
Sexual and reproductive health risk behaviours among South African university students: results from a representative campus-wide survey
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Susie Hoffman --- HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, USA Michael Levasseur --- Department of Epidemiology, USA Joanne E. Mantell --- HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, USA Mags Beksinska --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health Research Unit (MatCH Research Unit), South Africa Zonke Mabude --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health Research Unit (MatCH Research Unit), South Africa Claudia Ngoloyi --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health Research Unit (MatCH Research Unit), South Africa Elizabeth A. Kelvin --- Epidemiology and Biostatistics Program, School of Urban Public Health, Hunter College & The CUNY School of Public Health, USA Theresa Exner --- HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, USA Cheng-Shiun Leu --- HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, USA Lavanya Pillay --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health Research Unit (MatCH Research Unit), South Africa Jennifer A. Smit --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health Research Unit (MatCH Research Unit), South AfricaAmong South African university students, HIV prevalence is lower than in age-peers, but at 3.8% it is not negligible. We examined prevalence of factors potentially associated with HIV risk, focusing on partnership characteristics and consistent condom use. We hypothesised that... -
HIV risk perception and consistency in condom use among adolescents and young adults in urban Cape Town, South Africa: a cumulative risk analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Evans Muchiri --- Demography and Population Studies Programme, South Africa Clifford Odimegwu --- Demography and Population Studies Programme, South Africa Nicole De Wet --- Demography and Population Studies Programme, South AfricaBackground: The relationship between HIV risk perception and consistency in the use of condoms is scarcely understood in the context of a high HIV prevalence among adolescents and young adults in urban South Africa. Methods: Using data from Cape Area... -
Effects of exposure to an intensive HIV-prevention programme on behavioural changes among female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ravi Prakash --- Karnataka Health Promotion Trust (KHPT), India Parinita Bhattacharjee --- Department of Community Health Sciences, Canada Andrea Blanchard --- Department of Community Health Sciences, Canada Helgar Musyoki --- National AIDS and STI Control Programme (NASCOP), Ministry of Health, Kenya John Anthony --- Department of Community Health Sciences, Canada Joshua Kimani --- Department of Community Health Sciences, Canada Gloria Gakii --- Partners for Health and Development in Africa (PHDA), Kenya Martin Sirengo --- National AIDS and STI Control Programme (NASCOP), Ministry of Health, Kenya Nicholas Muraguri --- Ministry of Health (MoH), Kenya Elizabeth Mziray --- The World Bank, USA Lombe Kasonde --- The World Bank, USA James Blanchard --- Department of Community Health Sciences, Canada Shajy Isac --- Department of Community Health Sciences, Canada Stephen Moses --- Department of Community Health Sciences, CanadaWhile Kenya has had a long-standing national HIV-prevention programme, evidence on the level of exposure to its interventions and related effects on behavioural changes among female sex workers (FSWs) is limited. Using cross-sectional behavioural data collected in 2013 from 1... -
Unpacking the practice of ukujola in contemporary South Africa: understanding informal/casual sexual relations of young African adults in the context of HIV and AIDS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Themba Mgwaba --- School of Built Environment and Development Studies, South Africa Pranitha Maharaj --- DST/NRF SARChI Chair in Economic Development, School of Built Environment and Development Studies, South AfricaHIV and AIDS continue to pose a global health and development challenge, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. South Africa has the largest number of people living with HIV (PLHIV) in the world. In spite of the accelerated efforts to combat the... -
Determinants of risky sexual behaviours among adolescents in Central African Republic, Eswatini and Ghana: evidence from multi-indicator cluster surveys
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Joseph Kangmennaang --- Department of Geography and Environment, Canada Paul Mkandawire --- Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies, Human Rights Program, Carleton University, Canada Isaac Luginaah --- Department of Geography, CanadaDespite the declining HIV/AIDS prevalence globally, nearly half of all new HIV infections still occur among youth, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. While determinants of risky sexual behaviour have received copious attention in the literature, we still lack multi-country studies that... -
“I am aware of the risks, I am not changing my behaviour”: risky sexual behaviour of university students in a high-HIV context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Zinhle Mthembu --- School of Built Environment and Development Studies, South Africa Pranitha Maharaj --- DST/NRF South African Research Chair in Economic Development, School of Built Environment and Development Studies, South Africa Shanaaz Rademeyer --- School of Built Environment and Development Studies, South AfricaUnprotected sexual activity increases the risk of pregnancy and HIV and AIDS. More than three decades into the AIDS pandemic, the condom remains the most effective strategy for protecting against the dual risks of pregnancy and HIV and AIDS, but... -
HIV-prevention measures on a university campus in South Africa – perceptions, practices and needs of undergraduate medical students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Willem Kruger --- , South Africa Neo Lebesa --- , South Africa Katlego Lephalo --- , South Africa Dumenzile Mahlangu --- , South Africa Mpumelelo Mkhosana --- , South Africa Motlhoboga Molise --- , South Africa Pretty Segopa --- , South Africa Gina Joubert --- , South AfricaBackground: Young adults such as university students are considered to be a key population for HIV-prevention efforts. This study aimed to determine the perceptions, practices and needs of undergraduate medical students regarding HIV-prevention measures available on campus. -
Women’s perspectives on relationship dynamics with their partners and their role in HIV acquisition, HIV disclosure, hormonal contraceptive uptake, and condom use
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: John C Chapola --- , Malawi Kendra Hatfield-Timajchy --- , USA Agatha K Bula --- , Malawi Stacey Hurst --- , USA Lameck Chinula --- , Malawi Athena P Kourtis --- , USA Jennifer H Tang --- , MalawiBackground: Limited information exists about relationship dynamics and their role in HIV acquisition, HIV disclosure, hormonal contraceptive uptake, and condom use among women in Malawi. -
Violence and HIV among female street sex workers in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Molefi Motsoeneng --- , South AfricaThis study explored South African female sex workers’ (FSWs) experiences of violence by their clients. Informants were eight FSWs aged from 25 to 30 years who obtained clients mainly from the streets and transportation depots of a major metropolitan city... -
Giving condoms to school children: educators’ views on making condoms available in South African schools
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Leah D Junck --- , South Africa Gavin George --- , South AfricaOne of the policy goals of the South African Department of Basic Education’s National Policy on HIV, STIs and TB of 2017 is to reduce the incidence of HIV and pregnancy among learners. This is expected to be achieved by... -
Factors associated with consistent condom use by employees in the brewery industry in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Adegbenga Sunmola --- Department of Psychology, University of Ibadan,Many employees of large organisations in Nigeria face significant risks for HIV infection, especially due to occasional or regular job transfers, involvement in casual sexual encounters and lack of consistent condom use. The current study analysed the determinants of consistent... -
Poverty and HIV/AIDS in South Africa: an empirical contribution
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Lerato Sonia Tladi --- Demography Section of the Social Aspect of HIV/AIDS (SAHA) Research Programme, Human Sciences Research Council,This study sets out to establish and explain the empirical link between HIV/AIDS and poverty using data collected by the 1998 South African Demographic and Health Survey (SADHS). Analysis is restricted to women of reproductive age (15 – 49 years)... -
Sexual behaviour and condom use among university students in Madagascar
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Onja Holisoa Rahamefy --- Research and Training Laboratory of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Antananarivo, Michèle Rivard --- Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Montreal, Madeleine Ravaoarinoro --- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Montreal, Lala Ranaivoharisoa --- Faculty of Medicine, University of Antananarivo, Andriamiliharison Jean Rasamindrakotroka --- Faculty of Medicine, University of Antananarivo, Richard Morisset --- Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal,Although the number of known HIV-infected students in Madagascar increased significantly between 1989 and 1995, very little is known about student behaviour with regard to AIDS. The study objectives were: to describe Malagasy students' sexual behaviour and condom use; to... -
Condom use as part of the wider HIV prevention strategy: Experiences from communities in the North West Province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Marije Versteeg --- University of Pretoria, Montagu Murray --- Functional Household Programme at the Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria,Correct and consistent condom usage remains a pivotal strategy in reaching the target set by the South African government to reduce new HIV infections by 50% in the next 5 years. Studies have found that there has been an increase... -
HIV/AIDS and Indian youth - a review of the literature (1980 – 2008)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Anita Nath --- , IndiaThe main objective of this article is to provide a comprehensive overview of the situation regarding HIV/AIDS among youth in India, and explore the possible strategies that could be effective in combating the spread of this disease. India is in... -
Correlates of condom use among sexually experienced secondary school male students in Nairobi, Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Marcel Yotebieng --- Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Health at the University of North Carolina, Carolyn Tucker Halpern --- Department of Maternal and Child Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Ellen MH Mitchell --- University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Medical Center, Ada Adimora --- Gillings School of Global Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,This study aimed to examine perceptual factors associated with condom use, and the relationship between condom use and the timing of sexual debut among male secondary school students in Nairobi, Kenya. Data are from the TeenWeb study, a school-based project... -
An assessment of sex work in Swaziland: barriers to and opportunities for HIV prevention among sex workers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Shalote Chipamaunga --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Centre for Health Science Education, University of the Witwatersrand, Adamson S Muula --- University of Malawi College of Medicine, Ronald Mataya --- Loma Linda University School of Public Health, USAThe HIV situation in virtually all southern African countries is a generalised epidemic. Despite the fact that almost all adult age and social groups have high HIV prevalence estimates, sex workers are disproportionally affected, with prevalence estimates higher than the... -
The effects of psychological inoculation on cognitive barriers against condom use in women with HIV: A controlled pilot study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Benjamin Olley --- Clinical & Health Psychology, University of Ibadan, Nigeria Moyosola Abbas --- Brunel University, UK Yori Gidron --- Free University of Brussels (VUB),Past studies have shown that in attempts to prevent HIV, health education yields little change in condom use. The reason may be that education fails to target barriers for changing behaviour. The present controlled pilot study tested whether psychological inoculation... -
Factors influencing condom use among women in Ghana: an HIV/AIDS perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Philip Baiden --- Department of Sociology, University of Western Ontario, Fernando Rajulton --- Department of Sociology, University of Western Ontario,Although in Ghana information on HIV infection and prevention, both in terms of quality and quantity, has increased considerably within the past few years, available literature indicates that behaviour change is yet to correspond with the amount of information and... -
High-risk behaviors among adult men and women in Botswana: Implications for HIV/AIDS prevention efforts
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Mpho Keetile --- , , BotswanaThe government of Botswana has been spending a lot of money in the prevention, treatment, care and support for HIV/AIDS patient for decades. This paper uses data from the third Botswana AIDS Impact Survey (BAIS III) to explore high-risk behaviors... -
A new measurement of an indirect measure of condom use and its relationships with barriers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Einav Levy --- , , Belgium Yori Gidron --- , , Belgium Benjamin O. Olley --- , , NigeriaOne of the challenges facing researchers in the domain of human immunodeficiency virus prevention is the assessment of condom use in an unbiased self-reported manner. The current study presents the development and preliminary validation of an indirect condom use test... -
A workplace intervention program and the increase in HIV knowledge, perceived accessibility and use of condoms among young factory workers in Thailand
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Aphichat Chamratrithirong --- , Thailand Kathleen Ford --- , USA Sureeporn Punpuing --- , Thailand Pramote Prasartkul --- , ThailandVulnerability to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection among factory workers is a global problem. This study investigated the effectiveness of an intervention to increase AIDS knowledge, perceived accessibility to condoms and condom use among young factory workers in Thailand. The... -
‘It’s not good to eat a candy in a wrapper’: male students’ perspectives on condom use and concurrent sexual partnerships in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Maroyi Mulumeoderhwa --- , , South AfricaThis paper reports on fieldwork carried out in 2011 with aim to investigate young men’s perspectives about condoms use, concurrent sexual partnerships and sex in the context of HIV/AIDS. This study employed a qualitative approach to collect data from 28... -
Factors associated with buying sex and the knowledge that condoms prevent HIV among long-distance truck drivers at Kazungula weighbridge terminal, Chobe District, Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Wada Gaolaolwe --- Lobatse Institute of Health Sciences, Botswana Mathildah Mokgatle --- Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South AfricaBackground: Long-distance truck drivers (LDTDs) have a higher rate of HIV infection compared to the general population. This is due to their living and working conditions which predispose them to riskier sexual behaviours. Inadequate knowledge of HIV and AIDS, coupled... -
Saving for a rainy day: piloting a savings intervention to reduce HIV risk among young female sex workers in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Linet Achieng' Ochieng' --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Jacob Onyango --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Gerald Ochieng' Owuor --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Ivy Obare --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Marylyn Ochillo --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Tobias Odwar --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Elizabeth Bukusi --- Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya Kawango Agot --- Impact Research and Development Organization, KenyaFinancial insecurity pushes female sex workers into risky sexual transactions. We piloted an economic empowerment intervention among female sex workers in Kenya to test if they could save part of their income from which to make withdrawals to avoid risky...
