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Validation of the Values in Action Inventory of Strengths for Youth (VIA-Youth) Among South African learners
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Chrizanne van Eeden --- North-West University, South Africa Marié P. Wissing --- North-West University, South Africa Jeanette Dreyer --- North-West University, South Africa Nansook Park --- University of Rhode Island, Christopher Peterson --- University of Michigan,This study investigated the reliability and validity of the Values in Action Inventory for Youth (VIA-Youth) of Park and Peterson (2006) in a total multi-cultural group of South African learners aged 13 to 17 years (N=1691: male = 703, female... -
The effects of gender and socioeconomic status on youth sexual-risknorms: evidence from a poor urban community in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Michael Rogan --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Michaela Hynie --- Department of Psychology, Canada Marisa Casale --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Stephanie Nixon --- Department of Physical Therapy, Canada Sarah Flicker --- Faculty of Environment Studies, Canada Geoff Jobson --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Suraya Dawad --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South AfricaHIV and AIDS remains one of the most serious problems facing youths in many sub-Saharan African countries. Among young people in South Africa, gender is linked with a number of HIV-risk behaviours and outcomes. The literature suggests that factors such... -
Bereavement among South African adolescents following a sibling's death from AIDS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Craig Demmer --- , United States Nina RothschildWhile increasing attention has been paid in recent years to studying the impact of parental death from AIDS on children, we know little about how a sibling's death from AIDS affects children. In this qualitative descriptive study, 11 in-depth interviews... -
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... -
Gendered perceptions of HIV risk among young women and men in a high-HIV-prevalence setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Marisa Casale --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Michael Rogan --- School of Development Studies, South Africa Michaela Hynie --- Department of Psychology, Canada Sarah Flicker --- Department of Psychology, Canada Stephanie Nixon --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Clara Rubincam --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South AfricaIt has become evident that sexual health and HIV-risk behaviours cannot be addressed effectively without paying adequate attention to constructions of gender and sexuality. While the body of literature examining these themes is growing and becoming more nuanced, there is... -
Fear appeals in HIV-prevention messages: young people's perceptions in northern Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Sheri Bastien --- Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Basic Medical Sciences, NorwayThe aims of the study were to elicit the perceptions of young people in Tanzania on the role of fear appeals in HIV-prevention messages and to identify important contextual factors that may influence young people's perceptions of HIV-prevention posters. A... -
Resilience through participation and coping-enabling social environments: the case of HIV-affected children in sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Morten Skovdal --- Department of Health Promotion and Development, Norway Marguerite Daniel --- Department of Health Promotion and Development, NorwayMany children and youths living in low-resource and high-HIV-prevalence communities in sub-Saharan Africa are presented with daily hardships that few of us can even imagine. It is therefore no surprise that most research reporting on the experiences of HIV-affected children... -
How disclosure and antiretroviral therapy help HIV-infected adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa cope with stigma
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Vivian Midtbø --- Department of Health Promotion and Development, Norway Violeth Shirima --- Department of Health Promotion and Development, Norway Morten Skovdal --- Department of Health Promotion and Development, Norway Marguerite Daniel --- Department of Health Promotion and Development, NorwayHIV-related stigma has a major impact on the health and psychosocial wellbeing of HIV-infected children and youths. While there is some debate about the extent to which improved access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) contributes to a reduction in HIV stigma,... -
Structural equation modelling of risk indicators for suicidal thoughts and behaviours among Nigerian Yorùbá youth
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kehinde Clement Lawrence --- , South AfricaIn the past, suicide was considered as an abomination among the Yorùbás, yet it was also perceived as an acceptable and honourable way to escape dishonour, indignity, or shame. This study investigated psychosocial and personal risk indicators for suicidal thoughts... -
Catch them young: Knowledge and awareness levels of HIV and AIDS transmission among high school students in Harare, Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Dennis Junior Choruma --- , South Africa Simbarashe Dexter Choruma --- , Zimbabwe Rutendo Moyra Pasirayi --- , South AfricaHIV and AIDS has developed as one of the urgent problems affecting many youths in Africa. Yet many of the knowledge and awareness programmes aimed at young people do not target high schools where the majority of young people are... -
Risky sexual behaviours among young people in sub-Saharan Africa: how can parents use the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion for change?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Elvis Tarkang --- , , Ghana Lilian Pencille --- , Cameroon Hubert Amu --- , , Ghana Joyce Komesour --- , , Ghana Prosper Lutala --- , , MalawiDespite progress made in the treatment of HIV and AIDS by making available the antiretroviral treatment in Africa, youth are still struggling with inadequate knowledge, a negative attitude towards AIDS and high-risk sexual behaviour. All of these are compounded by...
