Gender differences in university students' HIV/AIDS-related knowledge and sexual behaviours in Malawi: a pilot study

Ntata, Pierson; Muula, Adamson S; Siziya, Seter; Kayambazinthu, Edrinnie E

doi:10.1080/17290376.2008.9724920

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“…(mixed-gender group). These comments are similar to the responses of students in other studies: for example, an early study among South African university students (Perkel, 1992) found that 63% thought it was 'not likely at all' that they were at risk of HIV infection; more recently, Ntata et al (2008) found that among first-year Malawian students as many as 68% felt they were not at risk of acquiring HIV; and, Peltzer (2005) found that over 80% of both female and male students at a South African university indicated they had never worried about the risk of HIV infection.…”

Section: Denial and Aids Fatiguesupporting

confidence: 76%

“…Harding, Anadu, Gray & Champeau, 1999;Peltzer, 2005;Ntata, Muula, Siziya & Kayambazinthu, 2008). For example, Ntata et al (2008) found that almost 70% of students at a Malawian university felt they knew enough about HIV and AIDS, 67% knew where to find condoms on the campus, and over 80% knew where to access HIV testing on campus.…”

Section: Hiv Knowledge and Condom Usementioning

confidence: 93%

“…You don't learn from it, you become, you actually do worse stuff than you did before' (mixed-gender group). Similarly, Nigerian students reported good HIV knowledge, yet engaged in higher-risk sex (Harding et al, 1999); and only about half of Malawian first-year students reported using a condom at last sexual intercourse (Ntata et al, 2008).…”

Section: Hiv Knowledge and Condom Usementioning

confidence: 98%

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AIDS fatigue and university students’ talk about HIV risk

Shefer

Strebel

Jacobs

2012

African Journal of AIDS Research

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Drawing on a qualitative study that included 20 focus group discussions with male and female students at an urban-based university in South Africa, this article reports on perceptions, attitudes and reported behaviour with respect to HIV and AIDS and safer sex in the campus setting, with an aim to better understand how young people are responding to the challenges of HIV and AIDS in contemporary South Africa. The findings demonstrate the gap between reported HIV-prevention knowledge and safer-sex practices among a group of young and educated South Africans. Although the participants reported that students were knowledgeable about HIV and had easy access to condoms on campus, a range of factors mediated their capacity to apply this knowledge to safer-sex practices. Besides the usual set of complex social-cultural dynamics, including normative gender roles and power inequalities between men and women, socioeconomic challenges, and differences in age and status between sexual partners, the findings reveal substantial denial, stigma and HIV/AIDS 'fatigue.' The findings point to the importance of seeking creative ways to impart HIV-prevention and safer-sex messages that are not explicitly referent to HIV but link rather with broader issues concerning relationships, lifestyle and identity, and hence are responsive to the particular cultural context of university campuses.

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Section: Denial and Aids Fatiguesupporting

confidence: 76%

Section: Hiv Knowledge and Condom Usementioning

confidence: 93%

Section: Hiv Knowledge and Condom Usementioning

confidence: 98%

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AIDS fatigue and university students’ talk about HIV risk

Shefer

Strebel

Jacobs

2012

African Journal of AIDS Research

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“…It supported by female are more knowledgeable, thus tend to had VCT more likely than males. While study in Malawi showed no association between sex and knowledge about VCT (Ntata et al, 2008). Students who report of having boy/girlfriend were significantly associated with test.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 89%

Knowledge, attitude, practice and associated factors of voluntary counseling and testing for HIV/AIDS among Wolkite university students in Ethiopia

Abdu¹,

Teshome²,

Melese³

et al. 2017

J. AIDS HIV Res.

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Voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) for HIV is essential and critical way for prevention, care and treatment of HIV. It allows early detection of illness, reducing transmission, morbidity and mortality from it. But youth knowledge and attitude towards HIV testing services is not universal. The aim of this study was to assess knowledge, attitude, practice and factors associated with VCT for HIV among University Students in Ethiopia. Institution based cross sectional study was conducted among University students in Ethiopia using pretested, structured self-administered questionnaire. Single proportion formula was used to calculate the sample size (361). Multistage sampling with stratified sampling technique was used. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 16.0 with chi square test, bivariate and multivariate analysis via OR, AOR, p-value and confidence interval. Binary logistic regression was used. Out of 361 sample 93.6% of them responded, with 178 (52.7%) male and most are below 25 years. Majority were single, orthodox in religion, and from urban residence. 86% of them have heard of voluntary testing for HIV and know that having early test will prevent future spread of HIV. Based on the scoring 66% are knowledgeable about VCT. Almost 60% of participants were willing to undergo the test and 80% advices their friends to have test. Also 40.5% had good attitude toward test for HIV and 65.7 and 29.6% were ever tested and tested in the previous year respectively. Fear of HIV test results, stigma, and service related factors were major barriers for testing. Being male (AOR=1.607, CI: (1.01-2.57) p value= 0.047) and first year (AOR= 3.25, 1.33 -8.83) were significantly had lower odds of being knowledgeable than females and seniors respectively. Those who were not knowledgeable have two times odd of poor attitude (AOR=1.901(1.20-3.02) P=0.006)). Students from urban (AOR=2.088, CI: (1.273-3.425) P=0.004), unseparated family (AOR=2.24CI: (1.02-4.92) P=0.045) and with poor attitude (AOR= 1.76 CI: (1.08-2.89) p=0.024) were more likely not to have test than counterparts. Knowledge and attitude towards HIV testing is not satisfactory. Freshman students are the target for behavioral interventions. Improving awareness and attitude of students through peer to peer discussion and other packages is crucial to increase the practice and ultimately combat HIV in higher institutions.

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“…University students in Africa are sexually active and at risk for HIV (4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10). For instance, a recent study in Nigeria found that while 85% of surveyed students believed they were at little to no risk of HIV infection, 77% were found to actually be at high risk based on behavioral risk assessments (8).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 96%

University students and the risk of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in Uganda: The Crane Survey

Rutherford

Anglemyer

Bagenda³

et al. 2014

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

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Adolescents and young adults are at high risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in sub-Saharan Africa. Previous reports have found that university students in Africa comprise a sexually active population, although the prevalence of HIV or sexually transmitted infections (STI) has not been measured. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of students from five large universities in Kampala, Uganda, using respondent-driven sampling. We asked students to complete behavioral questionnaires and provide biological samples to test for HIV, Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Treponema pallidum, Trichomonas vaginalis, and bacterial vaginosis. We enrolled 649 students and obtained interpretable data from 640. Around 50% of the respondents were male, and the mean age was 22 years. An estimated 0.8% (95% CI 0.0-2.0) of male students had Chlamydia infection, approximately 4.3% (95% CI 2.0-7.0) had syphilis, 0.4% (95% CI 0.0-0.9) had HIV, and none had gonorrhea. An estimated 32.6% (95% CI 22.4-40.8) of women had bacterial vaginosis, 2.5% (95% CI 0.7-6.3) had Chlamydia infection, 1.7% (95% CI 0.5-3.6) had syphilis, 1.0% (95% CI 0.0-2.4) had gonorrhea, 0.9% (95% CI 0.0-4.2) had trichomoniasis, and 0.9% (95% CI 0.0-1.8) had HIV. We found no significant risk factors for HIV or other STI among males. We also found that not using a condom during the latest sexual intercourse was significantly associated with HIV infection, other STI, or bacterial vaginosis (OR 2.16; 95% 1.26-3.78) among females. We conclude that while university students are sexually active and there is substantial risk for syphilis, there is little evidence of substantially increased HIV risk among them.

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Gender differences in university students' HIV/AIDS-related knowledge and sexual behaviours in Malawi: a pilot study

Cited by 24 publications

References 16 publications

AIDS fatigue and university students’ talk about HIV risk

AIDS fatigue and university students’ talk about HIV risk

Knowledge, attitude, practice and associated factors of voluntary counseling and testing for HIV/AIDS among Wolkite university students in Ethiopia

University students and the risk of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in Uganda: The Crane Survey

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