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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Sexual risk behaviour"”.
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Predictors of sexual risk behaviour among adolescents from low socioeconomic settings in South Africa
… driven largely by new infections in adolescents. Behavioural change is key to successful prevention strategies. This study sets out to determine the prevalence and predictors of sexual risk behaviours among adolescents aged 12-18 from low socioeconomic settings in South Africa with the aim of …
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Self-Reported Racism, Transphobia, Their Intersection and Impact on Past-Year HIV Related Sexual Risk Behaviour
Background: Studies examining HIV prevalence and risk behaviors within trans subgroups have identified them as high risk. Yet few studies have addressed how discrimination impacts this prevalence. Minority stress theory suggests that there is a relationship between minority stress and HIV-related …
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Insights of urban and rural female youth regarding the nature and consequences of sexual risk behaviour
… issues: teenage pregnancies, high HIV rates, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and a high number of abortions. South Africa is dealing with the repercussions of risky sexual behaviour of female youth on a daily basis and these include: youth with STDs, teenage pregnancies, HIV infection, …
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Determinants of sexual risk behaviour among HIV-infected individuals across different health service settings in Cape Town
Sexual risk behaviour is the underlying driving force of HIV transmission. The discovery and introduction of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has led to significant changes in the treatment and management of HIV, the benefits of which manifest as reduced viral load and consequently attenuated morbidity …
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The influence of family dynamics on adolescents deviant and sexual risk behaviour in a migration affected community in South Africa: an evidence for public health intervention
… has shown that adolescents engage in deviant and risky sexual behaviour, and such behaviour may have consequences for their present or future health. Likewise, it has been shown that adolescents are also known to conform to societal norms if they are given proper guidance. In the light of this, …
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A qualitative exploration of the perceived factors that influence alcohol consumption among South African girls and young women (AFYW) and the relationship with sexual risk behaviour
… increasingly problematic alcohol consumption behaviours. As alcohol is a key determinant of sexual risk behaviours, it increases AGYW's already disproportionate burden of potentially negative sexual and reproductive health outcomes. This paper reports on analysis of qualitative data from …
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An exploration of the determinants of sexual risk behaviour among adolescent girls and young women aged 15-24 years in South Africa: a sub-study of the 2019-2022 HERStory2 study
… girls and young women (AGYW) engage in sexual risk behaviours, such as unsafe sex and transactional and inter-generational sexual relationships. These behaviours lead to adverse sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes, including HIV, STIs, unplanned pregnancies, and forced sex. By …
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Methamphetamine (tik) use, sexual risk, aggression and mental health among school going adolescents in Cape Town
… and to investigate mental health problems and sexual risk behaviour related to methamphetamine use among adolescents. In addition the study aimed to establish whether methamphetamine use is associated with not continuing to attend high school. The results of the thesis are presented through …
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Leisure boredom and risk behaviour in adolescence
… research investigating leisure boredom and risk behaviour among adolescents in South Africa. The purpose of the research reported in this thesis was to investigate how adolescents experience leisure and boredom in their free time, and how this is associated with risk behaviour - specifically …
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Evaluating the implementation of Options for Health in the Western Cape: an intervention aimed at increasing ARV adherence and reducing sexual risk among people on ARVs in Cape Town, South Africa
… is an evidence-based intervention for reducing sexual risk behaviour among people living with HIV. Options has been proposed as a feasible strategy for integrating HIV prevention with care and supporting adherence to antiretroviral treatment in the public healthcare sector in the Western Cape. …
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The influence of sexual coercion at first sex on subsequent risk behaviours among adolescents in Cape Town, South Africa
… of this mini-dissertation was to assess whether sexual coercion at first sex predicts risk behaviours in a sample of school going adolescents by reviewing existing literature and examining a study of youth in Cape Town, South Africa. ... The systematic review appraised literature which aimed to …
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Exploring Black-Canadian parent-youth sex communication
… youth are noted to be at a greater risk of HIV infection due to their sexual risk behaviours. Many international studies indicate that open parent-youth sex communication may counter the potentially negative impact of peers, mass media and inadequate sexual health education programs …
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The effect of a sports-based HIVv prevention programme on HIV risk related behaviours among high school learners
… challenge amid the growing concern of adolescent risky sexual behaviour, influenced by biological and psycho-social factors. There is an increasing demand for adolescent sexual risk reduction interventions, especially in sub-Saharan Africa which remains the hub of HIV epidemic worldwide. …
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Prevalence of depression and anxiety and associated risk factors among adolescent offenders within the juvenile justice system in Bulawayo and Matabeleland North Province(s), Zimbabwe
… (FTND), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and Sexual Risk Behaviour Beliefs and Self-Efficacy Scales were used to measure individual factors associated depression and anxiety. The Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire (JVQ) was used to measure factors associated with mental health conditions at …
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Sexually transmitted infections, bacterial vaginosis and genital inflammation as risk factors of HIV acquisition in adolescent girls and young women in South Africa
… In South Africa, young women are at increased risk of HIV infection, predominantly through heterosexual contact. Socio-behavioural and biological factors most likely play an important role at increasing risk. BV, STIs and genital yeast infections are known to influence HIV risk, although few …
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Exploring the relationship between sexual risk behaviours and HIV Status awareness among men in South Africa: analysis of data from the 2017 South African National house-based HIV prevalence, incidence and behaviour survey
… globally, with men being a key population at risk due to risky sexual behaviours and lower HIV status awareness compared to women. This study explored the relationships between sexual risk behaviours and HIV status awareness among 1,630 sexually active South African men (≥15 years, median age …