Whether well founded or not, perceptions of one’s own HIV risk have been shown by health behavior models to be an important factor in determining individuals’ sexual behavior. Although empirical studies on the determinants of HIV risk perception exist, only a few have focused on adolescents who are not yet sexually active. Using data from nationally-representative surveys of adolescents, we assess the factors associated with HIV risk perception among sexually inactive adolescents in four sub-Saharan African countries at different stages of the HIV/AIDS epidemic (Burkina Faso, Ghana, Malawi and Uganda). The results show that there is no single influence on adolescents’ HIV risk perception, but rather a range of individual, environmental and ...
Summary objective To compare adolescent risk factors for HIV infection in two countries with high ad...
The burden of health risk behaviour (HRB) among adolescents living with HIV (ALWHIV) in sub-Saharan ...
The burden of health risk behaviour (HRB) among adolescents living with HIV (ALWHIV) in sub-Saharan ...
Whether well founded or not, perceptions of one’s own HIV risk have been shown by health behavior mo...
Uganda has been hailed as a success story in the fight against HIV that has seen a reversal in preva...
Uganda has been hailed as a success story in the fight against HIV that has seen a reversal in preva...
While considerable attention has been paid to sexual behaviors among HIV high-risk populations in Af...
Abstract Background Adolescents living with HIV (ALWHIV) in sub-Saharan Africa encounter multiple he...
Adolescents are of interest in HIV/STD studies as they are a group whose behaviour places them at in...
While considerable attention has been paid to sexual behaviors among HIV high-risk populations in Af...
Risk perception has been theorized to be an important antecedent for adopting protective behavior. I...
Due to a number of biological, social, developmental, and behavioural factors young people are dispr...
To facilitate the design of effective policies that can address adolescent's reproductive healt...
In this paper, we used data from a 1991 survey to examine the factors influencing adolescent sexual ...
Objective Research on HIV/AIDS in sub Saharan adolescents has been limited to students in primary,...
Summary objective To compare adolescent risk factors for HIV infection in two countries with high ad...
The burden of health risk behaviour (HRB) among adolescents living with HIV (ALWHIV) in sub-Saharan ...
The burden of health risk behaviour (HRB) among adolescents living with HIV (ALWHIV) in sub-Saharan ...
Whether well founded or not, perceptions of one’s own HIV risk have been shown by health behavior mo...
Uganda has been hailed as a success story in the fight against HIV that has seen a reversal in preva...
Uganda has been hailed as a success story in the fight against HIV that has seen a reversal in preva...
While considerable attention has been paid to sexual behaviors among HIV high-risk populations in Af...
Abstract Background Adolescents living with HIV (ALWHIV) in sub-Saharan Africa encounter multiple he...
Adolescents are of interest in HIV/STD studies as they are a group whose behaviour places them at in...
While considerable attention has been paid to sexual behaviors among HIV high-risk populations in Af...
Risk perception has been theorized to be an important antecedent for adopting protective behavior. I...
Due to a number of biological, social, developmental, and behavioural factors young people are dispr...
To facilitate the design of effective policies that can address adolescent's reproductive healt...
In this paper, we used data from a 1991 survey to examine the factors influencing adolescent sexual ...
Objective Research on HIV/AIDS in sub Saharan adolescents has been limited to students in primary,...
Summary objective To compare adolescent risk factors for HIV infection in two countries with high ad...
The burden of health risk behaviour (HRB) among adolescents living with HIV (ALWHIV) in sub-Saharan ...
The burden of health risk behaviour (HRB) among adolescents living with HIV (ALWHIV) in sub-Saharan ...