Talking with young people about HIV and AIDS: A handbook for parents and caregivers

2005 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Hiv And Aids ◽  
Parents And Caregivers

scholarly journals Sexual risk behaviour amongst young people in the Vhembe district of the Limpopo province, South Africa

2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thelmah X. Maluleke
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Sexual Risk ◽  
Sexual Intercourse ◽  
Risk Behaviour ◽  
Hiv And Aids ◽  
Limpopo Province ◽  
Early Marriage ◽  
Sexual Risk Behaviour ◽  
Famous Person ◽  
Vhembe District

This study entailed a quantitative, cross-sectional survey amongst young people in four villages of the Vhembe district of the Limpopo province. The purpose of the research was to determine the sexual health risk behaviour indicators prevalent amongst young people that could contribute to the spread of HIV and AIDS in this district. The objectives of this study were (1) to identify sexual risk behaviour, (2) to establish the prevalence of substance use before sexual intercourse, (3) to determine the prevalence of coerced sexual intercourse and (4) to determine the prevalence of forced sexual intercourse amongst young people in the Vhembe district.Purposive sampling was used to select the four villages that participated in the study and simple,random sampling was used to select the respondents. A total of 400 respondents participated in the study, 227 of which were female and 173 were male. The following sexual risk behaviour indicators were identified (1) early sexual debut, (2) teenage pregnancy and (3) early marriage. It was found that young people expose themselves to sexual intercourse without condoms, and that they are likely to have sexual intercourse without a condom in return for reward, and to have sexual intercourse with a famous person. Approximately 20% of the sexually active respondents had used substances before sexual intercourse. Alcohol and marijuana (‘dagga’) were most commonly used amongst those respondents taking substances before sexual intercourse, and these were used predominantly in coerced and forced sexual intercourse.OpsommingDie studie was ’n kwantitatiewe, deursnee-opname wat onder jongmense in vier dorpies in die Vhembe-distrik van die Limpopo-provinsie uitgevoer is. Die doel van die navorsing was om vas te stel watter aanwysers van risikogedrag ten opsigte van seksuele gesondheid onder die jongmense voorkom wat moontlik tot die verspreiding van MIV en vigs in hierdie distrik bydra. Die doelstellings van hierdie studie was om (1) seksuele risikogedrag te identifiseer, (2) die voorkoms van middelgebruik voor seksuele omgang te bepaal, (3) die voorkoms van gedwonge seksuele omgang en (4) die voorkoms van geforseerde seksuele omgang onder jongmense in die Vhembedistrik te bepaal.Doelgerigte steekproefneming is gebruik om die vier dorpies wat aan die studie deelgeneem het, te selekteer en eenvoudige ewekansige steekproefneming is gebruik om die respondente te selekteer.’n Totaal van 400 respondente het aan die studie deelgeneem, waarvan 227 vroulik en 173 manlik was. Die volgende aanwysers van seksuele risikogedrag is geïdentifiseer (1) vroeë seksuele debuut,(2) tienerswangerskap en (3) vroeë huwelik. Daar is gevind dat jongmense hulself aan seksuele omgang sonder kondome blootstel, en dat hulle waarskynlik seksuele omgang sonder ’n kondoom sal hê in ruil vir vergoeding en seksuele omgang met ’n bekende persoon sal hê. Ongeveer 20% van die seksueel aktiewe respondente het middels voor seksuele omgang gebruik. Alkohol en marijuana(‘dagga’) was die algemeenste middels onder diegene wat middels voor seksuele omgang gebruikhet, en dit is meestal in gedwonge en geforseerde seksuele omgang gebruik.

scholarly journals Behaviours That Put Female Youth at Risk of Human  Immunodeficiency Virus and Sexually Transmitted  Infections in Gerehu, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Anna Sirimai Naemon
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Sexual Coercion ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Hiv And Aids ◽  
Female Youth ◽  
Increase Risk ◽  
Port Moresby ◽  
Hiv Aids

<p>The HIV and AIDS epidemic in Papua New Guinea (PNG) is growing at an alarming rate according to recent statistics and is increasingly affecting the young people. The majority of all known HIV cases are in young people below the age of 35 years. A crucial task remains for PNG to provide protection and safety for young people (who comprise more than 50% of the country's 5.2 million people) from the risk of sexual infections, harm and death. Whilst risk of infections are inevitably real and alive in local communities and seriously challenging youth, unfortunately, this group, poorly educated, unemployed, unheard and unsupported by service providers, disempowered and financially and socially vulnerable stand the highest risk of been affected by HIV/AIDS and STIs. The main aim of this study was to examine sexual behaviours and practices of female youth including their exposure to sexual violence and the protection strategies used. Amongst other things, this study also assessed how much female youth know and understand about HIV/AIDS and STIs including access to HIV and sexual health services. A standard questionnaire was completed through faceto-face interviews with 63 out-of-school and unemployed1 female youth (age 15-24) in the suburb of Gerehu in Port Moresby, PNG. The research identified some unsafe behaviours and vulnerable factors that are contributing to increase risk of HIV and STI for female youth in Gerehu. Female Youth women are inadequately educated about sex, sexual relationships, causes and nature of sexual infections, they own risks and sexual behavioural practices, condom negotiation skills, sexual coercion, stigma related risk, access to sexual treatment and services and how competing gender and socio-cultural factors create, perpetuate and increase risk of infection for them. Unless female youth adequately know these factors they are not able to avoid risk and protect themselves from HIV and STIs.</p>

scholarly journals Does Having Comprehensive HIV and AIDS Knowledge Affect the Risky Sexual Behaviour of Young People in Sub – Saharan Africa: Pooled Analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kwamena Sekyi Dickson ◽  
Abdul-Aziz Seidu ◽  
Kenneth Setorwu Adde ◽  
Joshua Okyere ◽  
Felicia Commey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Sexual Behaviour ◽  
Young Men ◽  
Hiv And Aids ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Risky Sexual Behaviour ◽  
Demographic And Health Surveys ◽  
Comprehensive Knowledge ◽  
Aids Knowledge ◽  
Hiv Aids

Abstract Background: Risky sexual behaviours (RSB) include all those behaviours such as multiple sexual unions, inconsistent use of condoms, or having sex under the influence of stimulants which have a greater propensity to exacerbate an individual’s vulnerability to unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections including HIV/AIDS. This study explores the relationship between comprehensive knowledge on HIV and RSB among young people in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).Methods: Data for this study were obtained from the current Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) conducted between 2010 and 2018 in 28 SSA countries. These countries were chosen because they had complete information on the variables of interest for both males and females. Both descriptive and inferential analyses were conducted.Results: It was found that 54.4% of young women and 40.0% of young men engaged in RSB. This ranged from 16.1% in Lesotho to 91.6% in Sierra Leone among young women and 17.1% in Namibia to 80.5% in Sierra Leone among young men. We also found that young men [AOR=0.78, CI=0.73–0.84] and women [AOR=0.92, CI=0.87–0.98] who had comprehensive HIV and AIDS knowledge had lower odds of engaging in RSB compared to those who did not have comprehensive HIV and AIDS knowledge.Conclusion: The study showed a low level of comprehensive knowledge on HIV/AIDS in SSA and a gap in the proportion of young males and females regarding comprehensive knowledge on HIV/AIDS. Risky sexual behaviour varied by sex. This reflected in a higher proportion of young females (54.5%) indulging in RSB as compared to young males (40.0%). Our findings also revealed that comprehensive knowledge of HIV/AIDS influences risky sexual behaviour of young people. Age, level of education, place of residence, wealth status, exposure to radio, television, and newspaper or magazine have a significant relationship with RSB. These findings infer the need for targeted messages and interventions for the various categories of young people in SSA with relevant information on comprehensive knowledge of HIV/AIDS.

scholarly journals Youth clubs’ contributions towards promotion of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Machinga District, Malawi

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adamson Muula ◽  
Alinafe C. Lusinje ◽  
Chetimila Phiri ◽  
Prisca Majawa
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Young People ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Hiv And Aids ◽  
Aids Education ◽  
Study Participants

 Background: In Malawi more than 50% of the population are young people less than 24 years old. Adolescents and young people face a lot of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) challenges such as unplanned and early pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV and AIDS and abusive intimate relationships. Provision of SRH services through Youth clubs is one strategy that has potential to contribute to addressing the SRH challenges. We conducted a study in Machinga district, southern Malawi to assess the contributions of youth clubs towards promotion of SRH services.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in 2014 among youths aged 15 – 24 years. The participants were drawn from Machinga boma and Liwonde Township. We used both quantitative and qualitative methods.  Quantitative data were collected using questionnaires, while Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and Key informant interviews were used to collect qualitative data. Quantitative data were analysed by estimating proportions and Chi square tests while thematic content analysis was used for qualitative data.  The study was approved by University of Malawi’s College of Medicine Research and Ethics Committee (COMREC).Results: Frequently offered services in youth clubs were HIV and AIDS education reported by 48.4% of the study participants, STI education (16.7%), family planning(16.7%) and life skills education (9.7%). On service utilisation there was no association between attendance to youth clubs and HIV Testing Counselling (χ2 =0.76, p=0.4) and there was no association between attendance to the youth clubs and family planning utilisation (χ2 =3.1, p=0.3). Condom use was the most used contraceptive method among the study participants. Misconception, accessibility and poor attitude of health workers were some of the factors reported as contributing to low utilisation of family planning methods. All youth club participants, reported  by 89 study participants and only 29.4% of club non-attendees had adequate SRH knowledge. The services  provided by health workers to youth clubs reported by study participants were HIV and AIDS education, HIV testing and counselling (HTC) and condom distribution.Conclusion: Our findings highlight the need of youth clubs to promote SRH services.Efforts should be made to ensure that the identified challenges are dealt with to ensure effective participation of youth clubs.

scholarly journals Challenges to Social Policies: A Critical Analysis of Youth Intervention Programmes in Botswana

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kabo Diraditsile
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Hiv And Aids ◽  
Social Policies ◽  
Aids Epidemic ◽  
Documentary Analysis ◽  
Youth Intervention

Young people are an important human resource and Botswana is no exception. The critical challenge facing this Southern African country is to raise the rate of economic growth to levels incorporating broad based improvement in the standards of living and well-being of youth. The country faces high levels of poverty, unemployment, and inequality which have seriously affected young people. Significant pockets of poverty remain, especially in rural areas. The living conditions of the vast majority of Batswana are deteriorating rapidly. Unemployment has remained persistent at nearly 20% and the HIV and AIDS epidemic has further exacerbated the situation (Statistics Botswana, 2014). The country has devised many poverty reduction policies since independence, most of which have had little success. Despite economic progress, poverty remains widespread. Based on documentary analysis and the author’s experiential knowledge, this paper examines challenges facing social policies, in particular, youth intervention programmes in Botswana with a view to address the challenges by proposing coherent and effective means that will lead to sustainable development.

scholarly journals Pusat Informasi dan Konseling Remaja: Upaya Perwujudan Pendidikan Nonformal

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-84
Author(s):  
Akhmad Rofiq
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Alternative Education ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Deviant Behavior ◽  
Nonformal Education ◽  
Hiv And Aids ◽  
Life Skill ◽  
Planning Program ◽  
Generation Planning

AbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui peran Forum Pusat Informasi dan Konseling Remaja (PIK Remaja) sebagai perwujudan pendidikan nonformal di masyarakat. Berkaca pada maraknya perilaku menyimpang di masa remaja saat ini, berbagai kegiatan yang dilaksanakan dari, oleh dan untuk remaja, Forum PIK Remaja memberikan kesempatan bagi remaja untuk memperoleh pengetahuan, kemampuan dan bekal guna menghadapi tantangan kehidupan saat ini. Forum ini memberikan keleluasaan bagi para remaja untuk dapat belajar mengenai penyalahgunaan Napza, Seksualitas, HIV dan Aids serta Life Skill untuk mencapai tujuan program generasi berencana. Kegiatan yang dilaksanakan menjadi pendidikan alternatif bagi kalangan remaja. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode penelitian kualitatif. Oleh karena itu PIK Remaja dapat menjadi pendidikan alternatif para remaja untuk meningkatkan kapasitas remaja dalam menghadapi tantangan kehidupan saat ini.Kata Kunci: pusat informasi dan konseling remaja, remaja, pendidikan nonformal AbstractThis study aims to determine the role of the Pusat Informasi dan Konseling Remaja (PIK Remaja) as a manifestation of non-formal education in the community. Reflecting on the prevalence of deviant behavior in adolescence at this time, various activities carried out from, by and for adolescents, the PIK Remaja Forum provides opportunities for adolescents to gain knowledge, abilities and provisions to face the challenges of life today. This forum provides flexibility for young people to be able to learn about drug abuse, sexuality, HIV and AIDS and Life Skills to achieve the goals of the generation planning program. The activities carried out become alternative education for young people. The method used in this study is a qualitative research method. Therefore PIK Remaja can be an alternative education for adolescents to increase the capacity of adolescents in facing life's challenges today.Keywords: pusat informasi dan konseling remaja, adolescent, nonformal education

scholarly journals Involving youth in the care and support of people affected by HIV and AIDS

2003 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Intervention Study ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Hiv And Aids ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Protective Behaviors ◽  
Vulnerable Children ◽  
Orphans And Vulnerable Children ◽  
Care And Support ◽  
Quasi Experimental

Young people in Zambia who were trained to provide care and support to individuals and families affected by AIDS have proven to be a vital resource to their communities. In a country where adult HIV prevalence is 13 percent among males and 18 percent among females, communities are seeking new ways of helping those infected and affected by the disease. As the needs of people living with HIV and AIDS (PLHA) and orphans and vulnerable children continue to escalate, results from an intervention study by the Horizons Program, in partnership with Care International and Family Health Trust, provide a promising picture of young peoples’ potential to contribute to community-based care and support activities. The study also indicates that involving young people in the care and support of persons affected by HIV and AIDS may have a positive effect on their adoption of protective behaviors. As noted in this brief, this quasi-experimental intervention study sought to determine which care and support needs of PLHA and their families can be met by trained youth and to establish whether youth engaged in formalized care and support activities would increase their adoption of protective behaviors.

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