Involving Religious Leaders in HIV/AIDS Prevention

Pal, DK; Kasar, PK; Tiwari, Rajesh; Sharma, Alok

doi:10.4103/0970-0218.53421

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“…The results confirmed early sexual debut among the youths as earlier reported by previous studies (Odimegwu, 2005;O'Toole et. al., 2007;Pal et. al.…”

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“…Among the factors influencing young peoples' sexual behaviour and attitudes toward contraceptives is religion. Some studies have emphasized the functionality of religion in influencing young people's sexual behaviour (Odimegwu, 2005;O'Toole, McConkey, Casson, Goetz-Goldberg & Yazdani, 2007;Pal, Kasar, Tiwari, & Sharma, 2007;Otolok-Tanga, Atuyambe, Murphy, Ringheim & Woldehanna, 2007;Viana, Faundes, de Mello, & de Sousa, 2007;Warenius, Pettersson, Nissen, Hojer & Chishimba, 2007); with less consideration on the likely effects of doctrinal teachings on unmarried young peoples' sexual behaviour who might publicly comply to abstinence by not using contraceptives, but engage in risky sexual behaviour. The society preaches both abstinence and protected sex.…”

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Perception and Attitudes of Christian Youths towards Condom Use (Implications for HIV/AIDs in Nigeria)

Titilayo¹,

Agunbiade²,

Kehinde³

2009

Afr. Res. Rev.

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The study examined religiousity, perception and attitude towards condom use among Christian youths in Ile Ife, Nigeria with the aim of examining the implications on HIV/AIDs. A structured questionnaire based on Likert-type scales was employed to rate respondents' attitudes. A total of 260 youths were interviewed, but 210 (80.8%) were found to be sexually active as at the time of the survey. Those who had sexual initiation before the age of 20 years were 42.9%, while less than 5% had ever gone for HIV test. Gender and level of religiousity were not significant predictors of age at first sex (p>0.05), but gender was a significant predictor of attitude towards sexual activeness (p<0.01).Also, level of religiousity was a significant predictor of attitude towards condom use and knowledge of HIV/AIDs prevention (p<0.05). The paper concludes that not all who comply publicly with religious doctrines does so in their private-where many sexual acts are negotiated and executed.

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“…The results confirmed early sexual debut among the youths as earlier reported by previous studies (Odimegwu, 2005;O'Toole et. al., 2007;Pal et. al.…”

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%