Exploring factors that influence safer sex practices

Nkhata, Ellen Charity

dc.contributor.advisor	Smith, J. E.
dc.contributor.advisor	Van der Merwe, M. M.
dc.contributor.author	Nkhata, Ellen Charity
dc.date.accessioned	2015-02-18T08:48:47Z
dc.date.available	2015-02-18T08:48:47Z
dc.date.issued	2008-11
dc.date.submitted	2015-02-18
dc.identifier.citation	Nkhata, Ellen Charity (2008) Exploring factors that influence safer sex practices, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18254>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18254
dc.description.abstract	The purpose of the study was to explore factors that influenced safer sex practices in Malawi. A quantitative, explorative, descriptive study was conducted to determine why the prevalence of new HIV infections was still high in Malawi despite. Questionnaires were used to collect data. Sexually active men, women, boys and girls that participated in the Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation community awareness activities participated in this study. The study found that demographic, socio-economic and knowledge-related factors influence safer sex practices in Malawi. Various modifying factors played a role in influencing the individuals’ perception of susceptibility, severity, barriers and benefits of practising safer sex. The findings indicated that individuals generally had a broad knowledge of the spread and prevention of HIV. The Health Belief Model was used as theoretical framework for the study	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (ix, 88 leaves) : tables, graphs, color maps
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Safer sex	en
dc.subject	Health Belief Model	en
dc.subject	HIV/Aids	en
dc.subject	Malawi	en
dc.subject.ddc	362.19697920096897
dc.subject.lcsh	Sex instruction -- Malawi
dc.subject.lcsh	AIDS (Disease) -- Malawi -- Prevention
dc.subject.lcsh	Safe sex in AIDS prevention -- Malawi
dc.title	Exploring factors that influence safer sex practices	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Health Studies	en