Opinion on Aids Prevention and Education among Rural Secondary School Pupils in the Northern Province of South Africa

2000 ◽  
Vol 87 (2) ◽  
pp. 593-595
Author(s):  
Karl Peltzer
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Sexual Behaviour ◽  
Aids Prevention ◽  
The Body ◽  
Aids Education ◽  
Northern Province ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Secondary School Pupils ◽  
Hiv Aids

The study investigated perceptions of AIDS prevention and education among 308 Grade 11 pupils (132 boys and 176 girls), secondary school pupils (mainly Northern Sotho and Tsonga) in the Northern Province of South Africa. They were chosen randomly from three rural schools in Mankweng district and were ages 17 to 25 years ( M age=19.1 yr., SD=2.8). Analysis of ratings given on items of a questionnaire on AIDS prevention and education indicated that ‘Isolating people who are HIV positive’ and ‘How to protect yourself from getting HIV/AIDS’ received the highest ratings. Factor analysis extracted three factors on AIDS education explaining 48% of the variance. The items loading strongly on the first factor were use of condoms (.54), giving information (.53), finding a cure (.52), and no sex outside marriage (.42). On AIDS education two factors were extracted accounting for 52% of the variance. The first factor had significant item loadings for ‘sexual behaviour and HIV/AIDS’ (.75), ‘knowledge of self-protection’ (68), how AIDS/HIV affects the body' (.66), and ‘alcohol and sexual behaviour’. These findings should contribute to the development of health promotion initiatives directed at AIDS/HIV.

HIV/AIDS EDUCATION IN SOUTH AFRICA: TEACHER KNOWLEDGE ABOUT HIV/AIDS: TEACHER ATTITUDE ABOUT AND CONTROL OF HIV/AIDS EDUCATION

2003 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 349-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl Peltzer ◽  
Supa Promtussananon
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Teacher Knowledge ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Community Support ◽  
Aids Education ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Hiv Aids

The aim of this study was to assess secondary school teachers' comfort in teaching adolescents about sexuality and HIV/AIDS, behavioral control and outcome beliefs about HIV/AIDS education and teacher knowledge about HIV/AIDS. The sample consisted of 54 male (35.6%) and 96 female (64.4%) secondary school teachers who were mostly life skills teachers, from 150 schools across South Africa. Findings suggest that most secondary school teachers, are knowledgeable about AIDS, feel moderately comfortable teaching students about AIDS-related topics, have the knowledge and ability to teach about HIV/AIDS, but lack some material and community support. Teacher in-service training was found to have a significant impact on perceived behavioral control of HIV/AIDS education and HIV/AIDS knowledge.

AIDS Awareness of Secondary School Pupils in the Northern Province of South Africa

1998 ◽  
Vol 83 (3) ◽  
pp. 955-958 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl Peltzer ◽  
Lily Cherian ◽  
Varghese I. Cherian
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
Northern Province ◽  
Northern Sotho ◽  
Aids Awareness ◽  
Age Range ◽  
Secondary School Pupils

This study investigated AIDS awareness in secondary school pupils (mainly Northern Sotho and Xitsonga) in the Northern Province of South Africa. The randomly chosen sample included 622 Standard 9 pupils (254 boys and 368 girls) in the age range of 17 to 24 years ( M of 19.3), who were administered a questionnaire on awareness of AIDS and socioeconomic status. Over 72% of the questions about AIDS were correctly answered, which suggests a fair amount of accurate information about AIDS; however, 18% were of the opinion that “AIDS does not exist” and 19% that “there is a cure for AIDS.” Analysis of variance indicated no relationships for sex, age, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status with correct answers.

Perception of Illness among Secondary School Pupils in South Africa: Malaria, Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, and Alcoholism

2001 ◽  
Vol 88 (3) ◽  
pp. 847-848 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl Peltzer
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
The Other ◽  
Northern Province ◽  
School Students ◽  
Gradual Onset ◽  
Hiv Aids

The study investigated beliefs of 121 high school students in Grade 11 about people who are ill with malaria, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, and alcoholism. The sample of Black pupils were chosen at random from two rural secondary schools in one region in the Northern Province of South Africa. Analysis indicated that HIV/AIDS was clearly distinguished from the other three illnesses by being seen as the least easily cured, having the most gradual onset, being the most contagious, showing the least look of illness, and the patients being likely those most blamed for their illness.

Factors Affecting Behaviors That Address HIV Risk among Senior Secondary School Pupils in South Africa

2001 ◽  
Vol 89 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl Peltzer
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Condom Use ◽  
Hiv Risk ◽  
Subjective Norms ◽  
Normative Beliefs ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Senior Secondary ◽  
Secondary School Pupils ◽  
Hiv Aids

The purpose of this study was to identify factors affecting HIV risk reduction among senior secondary school pupils in South Africa. The sample included 460 Grade 12, Secondary School pupils whose ages ranged from 16 to 30 years ( M = 19.7 yr., SD = 2.5) and who were chosen at random from the total Grade 12 population throughout one region in the Northern Province of South Africa. Measures were of sexual behavior and condom use, knowledge about correct condom use, intention of condom use, behavioral norms, attitudes, normative beliefs, and subjective norms about condoms, HIV/AIDS vulnerability (likelihood to get it) and severity of the illness in the country, and condom use self-efficacy. Bivariate analysis gave positive significant relations among normative beliefs, subjective norms, and attitudes towards condom use as well as HIV/AIDS vulnerability and HIV risk behavior. Regression analysis indicated that for boys, younger age at first vaginal intercourse, less intention for condom use, and HIV/AIDS vulnerability were predictive for HIV/AIDS risk behavior and explained 39% of the variance. It is suggested that these predictors should be included in intervention programs for HIV prevention.

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