scholarly journals The Role of Drinking Places in Enhancing Risky Sexual Behaviours and the Spread of HIV/AIDS amongst the Tiv People of Benue State, Central Nigeria

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 222-230
Author(s):  
Timiun, Godwin Aondohemba ◽  
Timothy Scrase
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behaviours ◽  
Risky Sexual Behaviours ◽  
Drinking Places ◽  
Hiv Aids

Stigma, sexual risk and desire for HIV tests in Ghana

Sexual Health ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuel F. Koku
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Prevention ◽  
Hiv Testing ◽  
Treatment Programs ◽  
Negative Interaction ◽  
Sexual Behaviours ◽  
Hiv Test ◽  
Related Stigma ◽  
Risky Sexual Behaviours ◽  
Positive Effect

Background: Although various HIV prevention and treatment programs have been implemented in Ghana since 2003, desire for and uptake of HIV testing is still low, owing largely to HIV-related stigma. This study examined the effect of stigma on desire for HIV testing, while controlling for socio-demographic and other influences. Method: The study used data from the 2003 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey to regress desire for an HIV test on levels of stigma while controlling for selected socio-demographic, socio-cognitive and socio-behavioural covariates. Results: The study revealed significant associations between several socio-demographic and socio-cognitive variables and the desire for an HIV test. For example, both male (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 0.41; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.24–0.72) and female (AOR = 0.62; 95% CI = 0.41–0.93) respondents in the wealthiest households, and those who know someone infected with HIV (AOR = 0.65; 95% CI = 0.43–1.00) have lower odds of desiring an HIV test. The study showed a significant but negative interaction between risky sexual behaviours and community stigma (AOR = 0.44; 95% CI = 0.19–0.67), indicating that the positive effect of risky sex on HIV testing is attenuated among females who live in communities with high levels of stigma. Conclusion: Since community-level education and risk reduction programs have demonstrable influences on reducing HIV stigma, it is imperative that the Ghana government’s ongoing anti-stigma campaigns and other HIV prevention programs recognise the role of community stigma in influencing HIV testing decisions, especially in the context of risky sexual behaviours.

scholarly journals The Impact of the Quality of Sexual Education on HIV/AIDS in Zambia: Evidence from a Natural Experiment

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arlette Simo Fotso ◽  
Sally Findley ◽  
Vesper H. Chisumpa ◽  
Karampreet Sachathep ◽  
Lloyd B. Mulenga
Keyword(s):  
Sex Education ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Natural Experiment ◽  
Sexual Education ◽  
Double Difference ◽  
Sexual Behaviours ◽  
Risky Sexual Behaviours ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Hiv Aids

Abstract Background:This paper focuses on how sexual education quality is associated with HIV-related knowledge, stigma and risky sexual behaviour among Zambians. The implementation of the Comprehensive Sexuality Education programme since 2014, with sequential in-service teacher training provides a natural experiment for testing the hypothesis that quality of sexual education, not quantity only, is positively associated with HIV knowledge, and negatively associated with risky sexual behaviours and stigma. Methods:Data are drawn from the 2016 Zambian Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment survey, which sampled 24,663 individuals aged 15-59 years old nationwide. Province fixed-effects double difference model is used to test our hypothesis. Results:We found that sexual education with well-trained teachers reduced the number of HIV-related stigma by 0.13 points, while as expected it was associated with a greater number of correct HIV-related knowledge (0.29 points). No significant association was found between quality of sex education and risky sexual behaviours. Conclusion:These results point to the importance of investing in high quality sexual education to combat the HIV-AIDS progression.

RELIGION, HIV/AIDS AND SEXUAL RISK-TAKING AMONG MEN IN GHANA

2010 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 531-547 ◽  
Author(s):  
STEPHEN OBENG GYIMAH ◽  
ERIC Y. TENKORANG ◽  
BAFFOUR K. TAKYI ◽  
JONES ADJEI ◽  
GABRIEL FOSU
Keyword(s):  
Religious Affiliation ◽  
Religious Involvement ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
Sexual Risk Taking ◽  
African Culture ◽  
Sexual Behaviours ◽  
Risky Sexual Behaviours ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Hiv Aids

SummaryAlthough a growing body of research has linked religious involvement with HIV/AIDS protective behaviour in Africa, the focus has mainly been on women. Given the patriarchal nature of African culture, this paper argues for the inclusion of men, a critical group whose sexual behaviours have increasingly been linked to the spread and sustenance of the virus in the region. Drawing on different theoretical discourses and using data from the 2003 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey, this paper examines how religious affiliation influences men's risky sexual behaviours. While the results from the bivariate analysis suggested that Muslims and Traditionalists were significantly less likely to engage in risky sexual behaviour compared with Christians, those differences disappeared once socioeconomic variables were controlled, rendering support for the selectivity thesis. This finding could benefit programmatic and policy formulation regarding AIDS prevention in Ghana.

scholarly journals Epidemiological characteristics of HIV infection among college students in Nanjing, China: a cross-sectional survey

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. e035889 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Li ◽  
Jinjin Chu ◽  
Zhengping Zhu ◽  
Xin Li ◽  
You Ge ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Sexual Partners ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sexual Behaviours ◽  
Risky Sexual Behaviours ◽  
Epidemiological Characteristics ◽  
Hiv Aids

ObjectiveThis study aimed to investigate the epidemiological characteristics and HIV/AIDS-related knowledge, attitudes and practice (KAP) among HIV-positive college students.DesignA cross-sectional study.SettingFive districts of Nanjing, China.ParticipantsA total of 156 college students with newly diagnosed HIV infection between September 2015 and July 2017.Main outcome measuresSocial-demographic characteristics, mode of HIV acquisition, infection of sexually transmitted diseases, risky sexual behaviours and HIV/AIDS-related KAP were collected by a face-to-face questionnaire administered by trained interviewers.ResultsAbout 98.7% (154/156) of HIV-positive college students in our study were men, and 96.1% (148/154) of them were infected by sexual intercourse with men. More than half (52.5%, 82/156) of participants were freshmen or sophomores. Nearly 30% (44/154) of male students did not realise the severe status of the HIV/AIDS epidemic among students who are men who have sex with men (MSM). More than four-fifths of male students did not know if their male regular (83.0%, 93/112) or casual (95.9%, 94/98) sexual partners were HIV-positive, while less than half of them had high-risk perceptions towards HIV infection from male regular and occasional sexual partners. Approximately one-half and four-fifths of male students had more than two regular (54.5%, 61/112) and occasional (79.6%, 78/98) partners during lifetime, respectively. However, only 62.5% (70/112) and 66.3% (65/98) of male students used condoms consistently during sexual intercourse with regular and casual partners, respectively. Geosocial networking apps have become the most dominant way for male students to seek sexual partners.ConclusionsThis study reported a low level of HIV/AIDS-related knowledge, a high level of exposure to risky sexual behaviours and some valuable epidemiological characteristics among HIV-positive college students, which highlighted the importance of carrying out HIV/AIDS prevention education and risk warning education early and timely towards college students on campus.

scholarly journals The correlation between alcohol consumption and risky sexual behaviours among people living with HIV/AIDS

2009 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gemechu B. Gerbi ◽  
Tsegaye Habtemariam ◽  
Berhanu Tameru ◽  
David Nganwa ◽  
Vinaida Robnett
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Sexual Behaviours ◽  
Risky Sexual Behaviours ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Hiv Aids

The Role of Business In Combating HIV/AIDS

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Beever ◽  
CasePlace .org
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Aids
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