HIV Knowledge, Attitudes, and Sexual Behaviour among Tourism Workers in Gauteng Province, South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5219693 |
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| Authors | Lawal O Tajudeen (National School of Public Health, University of Limpopo (Medunsa Campus) , Pretoria, South Africa), Pengpid (0000-0002-7714-8869, University of Limpopo), Supa Pengpid (National School of Public Health, University of Limpopo (Medunsa Campus) , Pretoria, South Africa), Karl Peltzer (0000-0002-5980-0876, Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria and University of the Free State , Bloemfontein, South Africa) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 103-110 |
| Publication date | 2011-11-01 |
| 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 | 10.1080/09709274.2011.11906423 |
| OpenAlex | W2135435842 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
The aim of this study was to determine tourism workers’ knowledge, attitudes, and sexual behaviour related to HIV and AIDS. A survey was administered to tourism workers (n=338) from all the hotels and resorts randomly sampled in Gauteng Province, South Africa. Results indicate a medium level of HIV transmission knowledge and high HIV risk behaviour (lack of condom use, casual and multiple sexual partners). Half of the study participants (49.7%) had made sexual advances or moves to tourists or guests while tourists/guests had also made sexual advances/moves to 55% of the participants. A very large proportion of the participants (82.2 percent) either strongly agreed or agreed that HIV education programmes would help them to get educated about HIV/AIDS. The study confirms high HIV risk behaviour in the tourism sector, willingness to get educated and consequently comprehensive HIV prevention programmes are recommended for tourism workers
Casual · Condom · Developing country · Economic growth · Environmental health · Family medicine · Geography · Political science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Tourism · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine
| Highly cited | No |
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