Essays about: "Sexual risk-taking"

Found 4 essays containing the words Sexual risk-taking.

  1. 1. Is the spread of knowledge the key to decrease HIV/AIDS prevalence in South Africa?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Malin Asking; Anna Gruber; [2015-04-13]
    Keywords : HIV AIDS knowledge; Risk behavior; Sexual risk-taking; Non-sexual risk-taking; South Africa; Rural areas;

    Abstract : The thesis aims to measure the impact HIV/AIDS knowledge has on risk-related behavior among youths in rural areas of South Africa; a country with the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence in the world. The HIV/AIDS problem of South Africa is of enormous importance to thousands of people since it has affected the development of the country for decades. READ MORE

  3. 2. Associations between Unprotected Sex and Individual, Family and Extrafamilial Factors - A cross-sectional study of 17-18 year old Swedish students in upper secondary school

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialmedicin och global hälsa

    Author : Kristina Neskovic; [2014]
    Keywords : Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : Background: A majority of sexually active adolescents in Sweden use contraception during sex, however STIs such as chlamydia has been seen to increase among 15-19 year olds. The overall aim of this study was to look into a wide set of factors that influence sexual risk-taking within individual, family and extrafamilial factors. READ MORE

  4. 3. How loneliness affects sexual risk-taking behavior; A cross-sectional study using data from a survey on young people in Skåne, Sweden.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialmedicin och global hälsa

    Author : Erika Hjelm; [2014]
    Keywords : multi-system framework; personal support; loneliness; sexual behaviour; young people; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Background: The high prevalence of unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections among young people in Sweden are the result of a trend towards increased sexual risk-taking behaviour. While a few qualitative studies suggest that some of these young people take sexual risks as an escape from loneliness, the associations between loneliness and sexual risk-taking behavior are still not well researched. READ MORE

  5. 4. Teenage pregnancy: Risk-taking, contraceptive use and risk factors

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Dianne Waddington; [2007-06-20T09:15:21Z]
    Keywords : Teenagers; sexuality; contraceptives;

    Abstract : Five interviews with professionals working directly with the youth, specifically involved in intervention where sexuality is addressed, were conducted and formed part of a qualitative study. Interviews were conducted according to a semi-structured interview guide. The duration of the interviews was between 1 and 1. READ MORE