Availability of and Access to Health and HIV/ Aids Prevention Services for Youths in Rural Secondary Schools in South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5178818 |
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| Authors | E Armooh (Ntsangalala Business Enterprise , Kwalugedlane, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa), S E Armooh (Ntsangalala Business Enterprise , Kwalugedlane, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa), A K Tugli (University of Venda), Felix Chima Anyanwu (0000-0001-7472-8270, University of Venda), Helen Tosin Oni (0000-0003-4616-0889, University of Venda), M Mokonoto (Gauteng Provincial Legislature , South Africa), Maggie Dimakatso Mokonoto, N J Ramakuela (University of Venda), N S Mashau (0000-0001-7104-6768, University of Venda), L Netshikweta (Ntsangalala Business Enterprise , Kwalugedlane, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa), Lizzy M Netshikweta |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 16-24 |
| Publication date | 2015-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Ecology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0970-9274 • E-ISSN: 2456-6608 |
| Publisher | Kamla Raj Enterprises (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09709274.2015.11906889 |
| OpenAlex | W2770427945 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
The study assessed the accessibility and availability of health and HIV prevention services for rural secondary learners in Malelane Sub-district of South Africa. A cross-sectional descriptive survey design was adopted. Self-report questionnaires were used to collect data from a total of 242 randomly selected learners aged 15 to 22 years yielding 69.1 percent response rate. On the question of access to health facilities, 93.7 percent and 85.5 percent reported accessing the clinic and the hospital respectively. Whilst almost 3 in 4 respondents reported receiving HIV information, only a quarter took part in the HIV/AIDS awareness programme. Though most (98.3%) of the respondents in the study reported being aware of the availability of free condoms, 57.1 percent indicated that they were too scared or afraid to access condoms. The study also established significant differences between gender and participation in promotion of condom use (p=0.03) and awareness of family planning services (p=0.02). Though the findings indicated that health and HIV/AIDS prevention services were available and accessible in terms of physical location of health facilities, utilization of such services was a challenge. To promote and enhance effective utilization of such services, there is the need for the creation of a permissive and conducive youth-friendly climate around health facilities through appropriate HIV/AIDS health education and promotion
Condom · Descriptive statistics · Developing country · Economic growth · Environmental health · Family medicine · Geography · Health education · Health facility · Health promotion · Health services · Political science · Population · Public health · Rural area · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses · Medicine · Nursing · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Gerontology
| Highly cited | No |
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