Risk and protective factors for HIV among orphans and non-orphans in Tanzania

The objectives of this study were to identify risk and protective factors for engaging in unsafe sex among orphans and non-orphans and to explore whether risk and protection differs by gender and orphan status. The study was carried out in Kisesa ward, in the Mwanza region of Northwest Tanzania. A combination of in-depth interviews and focus group discussions were used to collect data from girls and boys as well as from the female caregivers of orphans. Findings revealed that among young people who reported having unsafe sex, those who were female orphans were more likely to state that they 'had to have sex' to acquire food and clothing for their households. Caregivers believed that many young people who engage in sexual-risk behaviours do so because they are not provided with adequate supervision and moral guidance. The study suggests that programmes may need to target both girls and young women and their caregivers and create access to education and decent work opportunities

Environmental health · Family medicine · Focus group · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Population · Research methodology · Sex workers · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Tanzania · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Medicine · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · Sex work and related issues

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