Is social capital a useful conceptual tool for exploring community level influences on HIV infection? An exploratory case study from South Africa

HIV prevention through sport: the case of the Mathare Youth Sport Association in Kenya

“…These findings concur with the results of a previous study in a South African mining community, which showed that young women who belonged to sports clubs were more likely to use condoms with casual partners than non-members (Campbell, Williams, & Gilgen, 2002). To our knowledge, our study is the first to report differences in frequency of condom use associated with an HIV prevention programme through sports as the two previously published evaluations of soccer-based programmes merely reported on changes in knowledge, attitudes and intentions (Clark, Friedrich, Ndlovu, Neilands, & McFarland, 2006) or used a composite scale to describe changes in condom experience (Maro, Roberts, & Sorensen, 2009).…”

HIV prevention through sport: the case of the Mathare Youth Sport Association in Kenya

“…These findings concur with the results of a previous study in a South African mining community, which showed that young women who belonged to sports clubs were more likely to use condoms with casual partners than non-members (Campbell, Williams, & Gilgen, 2002). To our knowledge, our study is the first to report differences in frequency of condom use associated with an HIV prevention programme through sports as the two previously published evaluations of soccer-based programmes merely reported on changes in knowledge, attitudes and intentions (Clark, Friedrich, Ndlovu, Neilands, & McFarland, 2006) or used a composite scale to describe changes in condom experience (Maro, Roberts, & Sorensen, 2009).…”

HIV Testing and Tolerance to Gender Based Violence: A Cross-Sectional Study in Zambia

“…It is consistent with recent findings from Zambia, Zimbabwe and Kenya showing that a low tolerance for domestic violence is positively associated with greater acceptance of HIV testing among women although, in this study, the effect was statistically significant only in Kenya [59]. Our results also confirm those of other studies conducted in the United States [60], China [61] and recently in Zambia [62] reporting that family and couple relationships are instrumental in the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, that gender-based abuses increases the risk of not getting tested [63] and that social and family capital have the potential to influence vulnerability to HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa [64], [65].…”

Longitudinal patterns of active leisure among South African youth: gender differences and associations with health risk behaviours

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HIV prevention through sport: the case of the Mathare Youth Sport Association in Kenya

“…These findings concur with the results of a previous study in a South African mining community, which showed that young women who belonged to sports clubs were more likely to use condoms with casual partners than non-members (Campbell, Williams, & Gilgen, 2002). To our knowledge, our study is the first to report differences in frequency of condom use associated with an HIV prevention programme through sports as the two previously published evaluations of soccer-based programmes merely reported on changes in knowledge, attitudes and intentions (Clark, Friedrich, Ndlovu, Neilands, & McFarland, 2006) or used a composite scale to describe changes in condom experience (Maro, Roberts, & Sorensen, 2009).…”

HIV Testing and Tolerance to Gender Based Violence: A Cross-Sectional Study in Zambia

“…It is consistent with recent findings from Zambia, Zimbabwe and Kenya showing that a low tolerance for domestic violence is positively associated with greater acceptance of HIV testing among women although, in this study, the effect was statistically significant only in Kenya [59]. Our results also confirm those of other studies conducted in the United States [60], China [61] and recently in Zambia [62] reporting that family and couple relationships are instrumental in the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, that gender-based abuses increases the risk of not getting tested [63] and that social and family capital have the potential to influence vulnerability to HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa [64], [65].…”

Longitudinal patterns of active leisure among South African youth: gender differences and associations with health risk behaviours

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HIV prevention through sport: the case of the Mathare Youth Sport Association in Kenya

“…These findings concur with the results of a previous study in a South African mining community, which showed that young women who belonged to sports clubs were more likely to use condoms with casual partners than non-members (Campbell, Williams, & Gilgen, 2002). To our knowledge, our study is the first to report differences in frequency of condom use associated with an HIV prevention programme through sports as the two previously published evaluations of soccer-based programmes merely reported on changes in knowledge, attitudes and intentions (Clark, Friedrich, Ndlovu, Neilands, & McFarland, 2006) or used a composite scale to describe changes in condom experience (Maro, Roberts, & Sorensen, 2009).…”

HIV Testing and Tolerance to Gender Based Violence: A Cross-Sectional Study in Zambia

“…It is consistent with recent findings from Zambia, Zimbabwe and Kenya showing that a low tolerance for domestic violence is positively associated with greater acceptance of HIV testing among women although, in this study, the effect was statistically significant only in Kenya [59]. Our results also confirm those of other studies conducted in the United States [60], China [61] and recently in Zambia [62] reporting that family and couple relationships are instrumental in the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, that gender-based abuses increases the risk of not getting tested [63] and that social and family capital have the potential to influence vulnerability to HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa [64], [65].…”

Longitudinal patterns of active leisure among South African youth: gender differences and associations with health risk behaviours

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