Gender Factors Associated with Sexual Abstinent Behaviour of Rural South African High School Going Youth in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Autor/inn/en	Dlamini, Siyabonga; Taylor, Myra; Mkhize, Nosipho; Huver, Rosemarie; Sathiparsad, Reshma; de Vries, Hein; Naidoo, Kala; Jinabhai, Champak
Titel	Gender Factors Associated with Sexual Abstinent Behaviour of Rural South African High School Going Youth in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Quelle	In: Health Education Research, 24 (2009) 3, S.450-460 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0268-1153
DOI	10.1093/her/cyn041
Schlagwörter	Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); Health Education; Self Efficacy; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Foreign Countries; Sexuality; Grade 9; Social Influences; Health Behavior; Rural Areas; High School Students; Gender Differences; Measures (Individuals); Intention; Intervention; Drinking; Marriage; Student Attitudes; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Sexual transmitted disease; Geschlechtskrankheit; Ausland; Sexualität; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; Sozialer Einfluss; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Geschlechterkonflikt; Messdaten; Trinken; Ehe; Schülerverhalten; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	The cross-sectional study investigated South African rural high school learners' choice of sexual abstinence in order to be able to develop tailored health education messages. All Grade 9 learners from one class at each of 10 randomly selected rural high schools participated. The Integrated Model for Motivational and Behavioural Change was used to elicit attitudes, social influences, self-efficacy and intentions towards sexual abstinence. Chi-square and t-tests were used for bivariate analysis. In total, 454 learners, mean age 16.7 years (standard deviation 1.41) range 14-20 years, participated, of whom 246 (54.2%) were female. When comparing learners reporting abstinence (n = 252) with those not abstinent (n = 202), abstinent learners were significantly more often females (P less than 0.005), younger (16.5 years versus 17.1 years, P less than 0.005) and drank less alcohol (P less than 0.005). Abstaining girls believed that their friends and parents think that they should abstain from sex, that their friends abstained from sex and that abstinence helped them to mature emotionally. Abstinent boys expressed intentions to abstain from sex until marriage. Targeted intervention research is required to encourage South African rural high school learners to delay their sexual initiation to reduce their risk of human immunodeficiency virus infection. Different abstinent messages are needed for boys and girls to address the different patterns of behaviour observed. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10