- Title
- Perceptions of South African teenagers on HIV counselling and testing (HCT) at an Eastern Cape School
- Creator
- Fray, Veronica
- Subject
- Teenagers
- Subject
- Sexual Ethics
- Subject
- Diseases
- Date Issued
- 2011-10
- Date
- 2011-10
- Type
- Master's theses
- Type
- text
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10353/24091
- Identifier
- vital:62344
- Description
- HIV counselling and testing has long been identified and used as an important entry point around the world in trying to minimise the impact of HIV, particularly on vulnerable populations. South Africa is one of the countries in the world most affected by HIV, and despite concerted governmental efforts to try to contain the disease since the 1990‟s; it remains a threat to the South African population today. Teenagers are a particularly vulnerable group, as they have been found to often engage in behaviours without apparent regard for the consequences of such actions. With the government’s recent upscale of HIV counselling and testing, through its largest national HCT campaign which includes school learners, this study aimed at establishing the perceptions of high school learners through a KABP survey. The study found that while learners may have the necessary knowledge of HIV/ADS, this did not necessarily determine their sexual behaviour or attitudes. Variations were also found in terms of their developmental needs, with possible implications for testing campaigns. Finally, a lack of trust that confidentiality would be maintained may seriously limit uptake of such a service at schools.
- Description
- Thesis (MA) -- Faculty Social Sciences and Humanities, 2011
- Format
- computer
- Format
- online resource
- Format
- application/pdf
- Format
- 1 online resource (42 leaves)
- Format
- Publisher
- University of Fort Hare
- Publisher
- Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
- Language
- English
- Rights
- University of Fort Hare
- Rights
- All Rights Reserved
- Rights
- Open Access
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