Language:

A community‐based study to examine the effect of a youth HIV prevention intervention on young people aged 15–24 in South Africa: results of the baseline survey

Pettifor, Audrey E. ; Kleinschmidt, Immo ; Levin, Jonathan ; Rees, Helen V. ; MacPhail, Catherine ; Madikizela‐Hlongwa, Lindiwe ; Vermaak, Kerry ; Napier, Grant ; Stevens, Wendy ; Padian, Nancy S.

Tropical medicine & international health, 2005-10, Vol.10 (10), p.971-980 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Oxford, UK: Blackwell Science Ltd

Full text available

Citations Cited by

Actions
1. Add to e-Shelf
2. Remove from e-Shelf
3. E-mail
4. Print
5. Permalink
6. Citation
7. EasyBib
8. EndNote
9. RefWorks
10. Delicious
11. Export RIS
12. Export BibTeX

Title:
A community‐based study to examine the effect of a youth HIV prevention intervention on young people aged 15–24 in South Africa: results of the baseline survey
Author: Pettifor, Audrey E. ; Kleinschmidt, Immo ; Levin, Jonathan ; Rees, Helen V. ; MacPhail, Catherine ; Madikizela‐Hlongwa, Lindiwe ; Vermaak, Kerry ; Napier, Grant ; Stevens, Wendy ; Padian, Nancy S.
Subjects: Adolescent ; Adolescent Behavior - psychology ; adolescents ; Adult ; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - epidemiology ; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - prevention & control ; Biological and medical sciences ; Chlamydia Infections - epidemiology ; Chlamydia Infections - prevention & control ; Chlamydia trachomatis ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; evaluation studies ; Female ; Gonorrhea - epidemiology ; Gonorrhea - prevention & control ; Health Education - methods ; HIV ; HIV Infections - epidemiology ; HIV Infections - prevention & control ; HIV Infections - psychology ; Human immunodeficiency virus ; Human viral diseases ; Humans ; Infectious diseases ; Intervention ; Male ; Medical sciences ; Neisseria gonorrhoeae ; Polls & surveys ; Population Surveillance - methods ; Prevalence ; Prevention programs ; Risk Factors ; Risk-Taking ; Sex Distribution ; Sexual behavior ; Sexual Behavior - psychology ; sexual behaviour ; Sexual Partners ; Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial - epidemiology ; Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial - prevention & control ; sexually transmitted infections ; South Africa ; South Africa - epidemiology ; Teenagers ; Viral diseases ; Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids ; Young adults
Is Part Of: Tropical medicine & international health, 2005-10, Vol.10 (10), p.971-980
Notes: ObjectType-Article-1
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-2
content type line 23
Description: Summary Objectives To determine whether South African youths living in communities that had either of two youth human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention interventions [(a) loveLife Youth Centre or (b) loveLife National Adolescent Friendly Clinic Initiative] would have a lower prevalence of HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and high risk sexual behaviours than communities without either of these interventions. Methods In 2002 the baseline survey of a quasi‐experimental, community‐based study was conducted in South Africa. In total 33 communities were included in three study arms (11 communities per study arm). The final sample included 8735 youths aged 15–24 years. All participants took part in a behavioural interview and were tested for HIV, gonorrhoea (Neisseria gonorrhoeae) and Chlamydia (Chlamydia trachomatis). Results HIV prevalence was 20.0% among females and 7.5% among males (OR 3.93 95% CI 2.51–6.15). There were no significant differences between study arms for HIV, NG or CT prevalence at baseline. In multiple regression analyses, HIV was significantly associated with NG infection (OR 1.96 95% CI 1.24–3.12) but not with CT infection. Youths who reported >1 lifetime partner were also significantly more likely to be infected with HIV (OR 1.98 95% CI 1.55–2.52), as were those who reported ever having engaged in transactional sex (OR 1.86 P = 0.02) or having had genital ulcers in the past 12 months (OR 1.71 P ≤ 0.001). Conclusions HIV prevention programmes must ensure that gender inequities that place young women at greater risk for HIV infection are urgently addressed and they must continue to emphasize the importance of reducing the number of sexual partners and STI treatment.
Publisher: Oxford, UK: Blackwell Science Ltd
Language: English

Links

Back to results list

Previous Result 10 Next Go to Next page

Implemented by: Social Network Logos:

A community‐based study to examine the effect of a youth HIV prevention intervention on young people aged 15–24 in South Africa: results of the baseline survey

Pettifor, Audrey E. ; Kleinschmidt, Immo ; Levin, Jonathan ; Rees, Helen V. ; MacPhail, Catherine ; Madikizela‐Hlongwa, Lindiwe ; Vermaak, Kerry ; Napier, Grant ; Stevens, Wendy ; Padian, Nancy S.

Oxford, UK: Blackwell Science Ltd

Searching Remote Databases, Please Wait