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dc.contributor.authorFaimau, Gabriel
dc.contributor.authorMaunganidze, Langtone
dc.contributor.authorTapera, Roy
dc.contributor.authorMosomane, Lynne, C.K.
dc.contributor.authorApau, Samuel
dc.date.accessioned2017-02-17T14:14:29Z
dc.date.available2017-02-17T14:14:29Z
dc.date.issued2016-03-31
dc.identifier.citationFaimau, G. et al. (2016) Knowledge of HIV/AIDS, attitudes towards sexual behaviour and perceived behavioural control among college students in Botswana, Cogent Social Sciences, No. 2, pp. 1-16en_US
dc.identifier.issn2331-1886
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10311/1593
dc.descriptionThe symbols on the abstract may not appear as on the original abstract.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study examines the knowledge of HIV/AIDS, attitudes towards risky sexual behaviour and perceived behavioural control among students in Botswana. Data were collected from 445 students randomly selected from the University of Botswana and Boitekanelo College. Hundred and seventy three males and 272 females participated in the study. The study established that although more than 90% of students correctly identified routes of HIV transmission, misconceptions regarding HIV/AIDS still exist. This includes the belief that people can be infected with HIV because of witchcraft and that only people who have sex with gay or homosexual partners can be infected with HIV. Majority of students were aware of various sexual risks. However, the percentage of students who indicated that “it is difficult to ask my partner to use a condom” was still relatively high (13.5%) based on the assumption that students are supposed to know the consequences of sexual risky behaviour. It was also found that male students were 3.48 times more likely to negotiate sex than their female counterparts (OR = 3.48, 95% CI: 1.09 − 11.13) and students who were 18 years and below were more likely to negotiate sex than students above 18 years of age (OR = 2.78, 95% CI: 1.42 − 18.32). Christians are four times less likely to negotiate sex compared to non-Christians (OR = 0.219, 95% CI: 0.095 − 0.506). More than 80% of students were comfortable discussing HIV or sex and sexuality with their friends, boyfriends/girlfriends or partners but uncomfortable discussing the same issues with their parents.en_US
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dc.publisherCogent OA, https://www.cogentoa.com/journal/social-sciencesen_US
dc.rightsThis open access article is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 license. You are free to: Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format; Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially. The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms. Under the following terms: Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. No additional restrictions; You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.en_US
dc.subjectSexual behaviouren_US
dc.subjectsexual risken_US
dc.subjectHIV/AIDSen_US
dc.subjectBotswanaen_US
dc.titleKnowledge of HIV/AIDS, attitudes towards sexual risk behaviour and perceived behavioural control among college students in Botswanaen_US
dc.typePublished Articleen_US
dc.rights.holderThe authors retain copyright of this article.en_US
dc.linkhttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/23311886.2016.1164932?needAccess=trueen_US


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