Child Abuse and Aids-Related Knowledge, Attitudes and Behavior among Adolescents in Zambia

Autor/inn/en	Slonim-Nevo, Vered; Mukuka, Lawrence
Titel	Child Abuse and Aids-Related Knowledge, Attitudes and Behavior among Adolescents in Zambia
Quelle	In: Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 31 (2007) 2, S.143-159 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0145-2134
DOI	10.1016/j.chiabu.2006.08.006
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Prevention; Knowledge Level; Adolescents; Self Efficacy; Sexual Abuse; Child Abuse; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Communicable Diseases; Attitude Measures; Correlation; Health Behavior; Predictor Variables; At Risk Persons; Family Violence; Zambia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Wissensbasis; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Sexueller Missbrauch; Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Sexual transmitted disease; Geschlechtskrankheit; Contagious disease; Contagious diseases; Communicable disease; Infektionskrankheit; Korrelation; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Prädiktor; Risikogruppe; Sambia
Abstract	Objective: To research the correlation between physical and sexual abuse by family members and AIDS-related knowledge, attitudes, self-efficacy and behavior among urban and rural adolescents in Zambia. Sample: The sample comprises 3,360 adolescents, aged 10-19, from urban and rural Zambia; 2,160 of them attended school, while 1,200 of them did not. Measures: Standardized scales were utilized to assess AIDS-related knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy. In addition, the adolescents reported the extent of their engagement in various high-risk behaviors and their lifetime experience of being sexually or physically abused. Results: As the level of abuse experienced by the adolescents increased, their level of knowledge about HIV/AIDS, tendency to hold positive attitudes toward prevention, and level of self-efficacy regarding HIV/AIDS prevention decreased. Most importantly, when controlling for socio-demographic variables, findings indicate that past abuse was a key factor predicting participation in high-risk behaviors associated with HIV infection. Conclusion: Physical and sexual abuse of adolescents in Zambia is significantly related to HIV risk behaviors. Future studies should investigate which factors mediate between the experience of abuse and the tendency to engage in risky behaviors. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10