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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
2
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1999-6-28
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pubmed:abstractText |
Considerable progress has been made in the United States and Europe regarding HIV risk prevention efforts targeting adolescents. However, in Africa less progress has been made to date. This article address three questions: Can risk assessment questionnaires developed in Western countries be modified so as to be appropriate for use in African countries? Are social cognitive models appropriate in African settings? Does covariation among risk behaviors occur among youth residing in African countries? The data was obtained from a cross-sectional survey conducted among 922 youth ages 12 to 18 years living in school-based hostels in Namibia. Data were collected using a theory-based risk assessment questionnaire. One third of the youth were sexually experienced, three quarters of whom had engaged in sexual intercourse in the previous 6 months. Over one third of these youth had had more that one sexual partner in the previous 6 months and over one half had not used a condom at last episode of intercourse. The psychometric properties of the questionnaire and the relationship between perceptions and behaviors provide evidence that theory-based questionnaires developed in Western countries can be modified for use in different cultural settings. The data also provide strong evidence of covariation between risk behaviors among Namibian youth.
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pubmed:keyword |
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Adolescents,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Africa,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Africa South Of The Sahara,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Age Factors,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Behavior,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Demographic Factors,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Developing Countries,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Diseases,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Education,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/English Speaking Africa,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Evaluation,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Goals,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Hiv Infections,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Methodological Studies,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Namibia,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Organization And Administration,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/PERCEPTION,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Planning,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Population,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Population Characteristics,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Psychological Factors,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Questionnaire Design,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Research Methodology,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Research Report,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Risk Assessment,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Risk Behavior,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Sampling Studies,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Southern Africa,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Students,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Studies,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Survey Methodology,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Surveys,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Viral Diseases,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Youth
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Apr
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pubmed:issn |
0899-9546
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
11
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
132-49
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2007-11-15
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pubmed:otherAbstract |
PIP: Findings are presented from an investigation into whether risk assessment questionnaires developed in Western countries can be modified to be used appropriately in African countries. The authors also explored whether covariation among risk behaviors occurs among youth living in African countries. Data were obtained from a cross-sectional survey conducted among 922 individuals aged 12-18 years, of median age 15 years, living in school-based hostels in Namibia. 49% of the subjects were male. 37% overall and 56% of the boys had ever had sexual intercourse, of whom 70% had experienced such intercourse during the preceding 6 months. 29% of those who were sexually experienced reported having more than 1 sex partner in the previous 6 months and 50% used a condom during their most recent intercourse. Study findings suggest that theory-based questionnaires developed in Western countries can be modified for use in different cultural settings. Study data also provide strong evidence of covariation between risk behaviors among Namibian youth.
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:10214497-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:10214497-Age Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:10214497-Attitude to Health,
pubmed-meshheading:10214497-Child,
pubmed-meshheading:10214497-Cross-Sectional Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:10214497-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:10214497-Focus Groups,
pubmed-meshheading:10214497-HIV Infections,
pubmed-meshheading:10214497-Health Behavior,
pubmed-meshheading:10214497-Health Surveys,
pubmed-meshheading:10214497-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:10214497-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:10214497-Motivation,
pubmed-meshheading:10214497-Namibia,
pubmed-meshheading:10214497-Psychometrics,
pubmed-meshheading:10214497-Questionnaires,
pubmed-meshheading:10214497-Risk Assessment,
pubmed-meshheading:10214497-Risk-Taking,
pubmed-meshheading:10214497-Self Efficacy,
pubmed-meshheading:10214497-Sex Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:10214497-Sexual Behavior,
pubmed-meshheading:10214497-Statistics as Topic,
pubmed-meshheading:10214497-Technology Transfer,
pubmed-meshheading:10214497-Translating,
pubmed-meshheading:10214497-Western World
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pubmed:year |
1999
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pubmed:articleTitle |
HIV risk behaviors, intentions, and perceptions among Namibian youth as assessed by a theory-based questionnaire.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland, Baltimore 21201, USA. bstanton@umabnet.ab.umd.edu
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