Determinants of non-adherence to recommended preventative methods for sexual transmission of HIV among 15 - 24 year olds in Livingstone (Zambia)

Mungunda, Sitwala

dc.contributor.advisor	Van Delft, Willem Friedemann	en
dc.contributor.advisor	Mukuka, Lawrence	en
dc.contributor.author	Mungunda, Sitwala	en
dc.date.accessioned	2009-08-25T10:46:37Z
dc.date.available	2009-08-25T10:46:37Z
dc.date.issued	2009-08-25T10:46:37Z
dc.date.submitted	2006-04	en
dc.identifier.citation	Mungunda, Sitwala (2009) Determinants of non-adherence to recommended preventative methods for sexual transmission of HIV among 15 - 24 year olds in Livingstone (Zambia), University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/774>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/774
dc.description.abstract	This qualitative study was done in Livingstone, Zambia, and used focus group discussions to investigate the reasons that youths aged 15 to 24 years see as justifying, or compelling, their non-use of recommended methods for prevention of sexual transmission of HIV. It focused on four methods, namely abstinence, condom use, voluntary counseling and testing, and mutual faithfulness. The study found that non-adherence to HIV preventative methods is linked to variables in the process of adolescent growth and development, to contextual variables in society, to characteristics of products and services associated with these HIV preventative methods, and to disease characteristics of HIV itself. A key conclusion of this study is that to improve the effectiveness of HIV prevention programs among the youths it is essential that factors that hinder adherence to preventative methods are recognized and addressed.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (137 leaves)
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Adherence	en
dc.subject	Adolescent	en
dc.subject	HIV	en
dc.subject	Sex	en
dc.subject	Prevention	en
dc.subject	Youths	en
dc.subject	Abstinence	en
dc.subject	Condoms	en
dc.subject	HIV testing	en
dc.subject	Faithfulness	en
dc.subject.ddc	362.19697920096894
dc.subject.lcsh	Teenagers -- Sexual behavior -- Zambia -- Livingstone
dc.subject.lcsh	Youth -- Sexual behavior -- Zambia -- Livingstone
dc.subject.lcsh	AIDS (Disease) in adolescence --Zambia -- Livingstone -- Prevention
dc.subject.lcsh	HIV infections --Zambia -- Livingstone -- Prevention
dc.subject.lcsh	Health education (Secondary) -- Zambia -- Livingstone
dc.subject.lcsh	Public health -- Zambia -- Livingstone -- Evaluation
dc.subject.lcsh	Sexually transmitted diseases -- Zambia -- Livingstone -- Prevention
dc.subject.lcsh	Sex instruction for teenagers -- Zambia -- Livingstone
dc.subject.lcsh	Sex instruction for youth -- Zambia -- Livingstone
dc.subject.lcsh	Sexual abstinence -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Zambia -- Livingstone
dc.title	Determinants of non-adherence to recommended preventative methods for sexual transmission of HIV among 15 - 24 year olds in Livingstone (Zambia)	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Social Work	en
dc.description.degree	M.A.(Social Work)	en