Factors Associated with Sexual Abstinence among Adolescents in Four Sub-Saharan African Countries

Kabiru, Caroline W.; Ezeh, Alex

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“…The results whilst lending support for the plausibility of abstinence could be problematic as children grow and overcome these fears: sustaining their position. Kabiru and Ezeh (2007), found 85% of Ghanaian male respondents aged 15 -19 years reported no previous sexual activity similar to the findings of Fayorsey (2002) in Ghanaian study. They made recommendations endorsing abstinence until marriage as a preferred mode for HIV prevention and to serve as the basis 'to spearhead the drive toward abstinence and restore pride in virginity' (p. 16).…”

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Adolescent religiosity and attitudes to HIV and AIDS in Ghana

Amoako-Agyeman¹

2012

SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS

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This study investigated the relationships between adolescent religiosity and attitudes to HIV/AIDS based on two major techniques of analysis, factor and regression analysis towards informing preventive school education strategies. Using cross-sectional data of 448 adolescents in junior high school, the study incorporated survey in a self-administered questionnaire and sought to identify underlying factors that affect pupils' responses, delineate the pattern of relationships between variables and select models which best explain and predict relationships among variables. A seven-factor solution described the 'attitude' construct including abstinence and protection, and six for 'religiosity'. The results showed relatively high levels of religiosity and a preference for private religiosity as opposed to organisational religiosity. The regression analysis produced significant relationships between factors of attitudes to HIV/AIDS and of religiosity. Adolescent with very high private religiosity are more likely to abstain from sex but less likely to use condoms once they initiate: protection is inversely related to religiosity. The findings suggest that religious-based adolescent interventions should focus on intrinsic religiosity. Additionally, increasing HIV prevention information and incorporating culturally relevant and socially acceptable values might lend support to improved adolescent school-based HIV/AIDS prevention programmes.Keywords: adolescent, attitudes, religiosity, HIV/AIDS, prevention, protection, Ghana RésuméCette étude a pour but de rechercher les rapports entre la religiosité des adolescents et leur attitude envers le VIH/SIDA basée sur deux techniques d'analyse en l'occurrence celle du facteur et de la régression dans le but d'établir une stratégie d'éducation préventive en milieu scolaire. Des données croisées portant sur 448 adolescents collégiens on été obtenu a travers une enquête basée sur des questionnaires auto-administrées. L'enquête était désignée à identifier les facteurs sous-jacents affectant les réponses des élèves, délimiter le motif des relations existantes entre les variables et choisir les meilleurs modèles qui expliquent et prédiquent mieux les relations entre ces différent variables. Un sept-facteur solution décrirait le comportement construis comprenant l'abstinence et la protection tandis que un six-facteur solution attribue a la religiosité. Les résultats ont montré un degré relativement élevé de religiosité et une préférence pour une religiosité discrète opposée à celle d'organisation. L'analyse de régression a identifié une relation significative entre les facteurs de comportement orienté sur le VIH/SIDA et la religiosité. L'adolescent ayant une religiosité discrète et privée est plus susceptible de s'abstenir de rapport sexuel mais moins susceptible d'utiliser les condoms une fois initié: la protection est inversement liée à la religiosité. Les résultats suggèrent que les interventions par rapport aux adolescents religieux doivent être centrées sur la religiosité i...

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Adolescent religiosity and attitudes to HIV and AIDS in Ghana

Amoako-Agyeman¹

2012

SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS

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“…However, societal norms regarding sexual attitudes, sexual behavior, and even talking openly about sex are considerably more conservative in Burkina Faso than in the U.S. and Europe (Amuyunzu-Nyamongo, Biddlecom, Ouedraogo, & Woog, 2005;Brady, Saloucou, & Chong, 2007;Kabiru & Ezeh, 2007), and it is notoriously difficult to acquire accurate, truthful responses to questions containing sexual content in Burkina and other Sub-Saharan African countries (Kelly, Soler-Hampejsek, Mensch, & Hewett, in press;Wellings et al, 2006). Given this context, data from our measures overtly focused on sex are best considered exploratory.…”

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Red enhances women's attractiveness to men: First evidence suggesting universality

Elliot

Tracy

Pazda

et al. 2013

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

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“…In Burkina Faso, Akoto et al [19] had previously recommended that such a study be undertaken. However, only more recently did Karibu and Ezeh [14] followed by Biddlecom et al [15] take this concern into consideration in their research on adolescents in Burkina Faso and three other African countries. The specificity of our study stems from the range of variables that we use to operationalize family environment and the fact that we took family processes into consideration.…”

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Association between Family Environment and Sexual Behaviour of Adolescents in Burkina Faso

Miangotar¹,

Legrand²

2014

ARSci

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Studies conducted in Africa have demonstrated the existence of a significant association between family environment and the sexual behaviour of adolescents. Generally, empirical studies of this topic are based on parental control, and family or conjugal instability and socialization approaches. The objective of this study is to assess the association between family environment and the sexual behaviour of adolescents aged 12 to 19 years. The 2004 National Survey of Adolescents (NSA) in Burkina Faso provides data for studying operationalization. Analyses were bivariate and multivariate. The former were conducted using cross tabulations while the latter used three logistic regression models. Results indicate a significant but low association among family environment variables. Absence of both parents, or a number of individuals under 20 years old higher than the number of adults in a household is not systematically associated with risky sexual behaviour. Parental control was shown to be more discriminating of sexual behaviour of adolescents from Burkina Faso, compared with communication with family members regarding sexuality. Despite current ongoing economic crises and sociocultural mutations in Burkinabe societies, household members and family still play major roles in adolescents' education. Results reinforce sexual and reproductive health programs where parents and household members are central to strategies.

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Factors Associated with Sexual Abstinence among Adolescents in Four Sub-Saharan African Countries

Cited by 36 publications

References 29 publications

Adolescent religiosity and attitudes to HIV and AIDS in Ghana

Adolescent religiosity and attitudes to HIV and AIDS in Ghana

Red enhances women's attractiveness to men: First evidence suggesting universality

Association between Family Environment and Sexual Behaviour of Adolescents in Burkina Faso

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