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Methamphetamine Use and Sexual Risk Behavior among High School Students in Cape Town, South Africa
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Pluddemann, Andreas; Flisher, Alan J.; McKetin, Rebecca; Parry, Charles D.; Lombard, Carl J. – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2012
Objective: To investigate whether methamphetamine use is associated with sexual risk behavior among adolescents. Method: A cross-sectional survey of 1,561 male and female high school students in Cape Town (mean age 14.9 years) was conducted using items from the Problem Oriented Screening Instrument for Teenagers (POSIT) HIV Risk Scale. Results:…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Municipalities, Incidence, Foreign Countries
The Association between Students' Perceptions of a Caring Teacher and Sexual Initiation. a Study among South African High School Students
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Helleve, Arnfinn; Flisher, Alan J.; Onya, Hans; Mathews, Catherine; Aaro, Leif Edvard; Klepp, Knut-Inge – Health Education Research, 2011
This paper has the following aims: (i) to explore the extent to which students who received an intervention involving HIV/AIDS and sexuality perceived that their teacher cared for their health and well-being, (ii) to investigate the characteristics of students who reported to have caring teachers and (iii) to document the association between…
Descriptors: Caring, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Control Groups, Municipalities