Adolescents' knowledge, attitudes and behaviour regarding HIV/AIDS in Valhalla Park: an exploratory study

Adolescents' knowledge, attitudes and behaviour regarding HIV/AIDS in Valhalla Park: an exploratory study

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Magister Artium - MA === In South Africa there is still a substantial amount of prejudice towards people living with Aids (PLA). Initially, Aids was seen as a 'gay' disease, then a 'black' disease. People thus tended to avoid high-risk groups rather than high-risk behaviour, and...

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Main Author: Isaacs, Conrad Henry
Other Authors: Conradie, Ina
Language:en
Published: University of the Western Cape 2014
Subjects:
Adolescent
Attitude
Behaviour
Beliefs
Denial
HIV/AIDS knowledge
Perceptions
Vulnerability
Valhalla Park
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11394/2793
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spelling ndltd-netd.ac.za-oai-union.ndltd.org-uwc-oai-etd.uwc.ac.za-11394-27932017-08-02T04:00:13Z Adolescents' knowledge, attitudes and behaviour regarding HIV/AIDS in Valhalla Park: an exploratory study Isaacs, Conrad Henry Conradie, Ina Institute for Social Development Faculty of Arts Adolescent Attitude Behaviour Beliefs Denial HIV/AIDS knowledge Perceptions Vulnerability Valhalla Park Magister Artium - MA In South Africa there is still a substantial amount of prejudice towards people living with Aids (PLA). Initially, Aids was seen as a 'gay' disease, then a 'black' disease. People thus tended to avoid high-risk groups rather than high-risk behaviour, and denied their own vulnerability by displacing the disease to an 'other' who did not belong to 'their' group. This study focuses on factors that influence and motivate adolescents' behavior towards HIV/AIDS at Beauvallon High School in Valhalla Park; an impoverished, peri-urban and previously coloured only community. South Africa 2014-02-07T12:55:37Z 2010/03/24 23:26 2010/03/24 2014-02-07T12:55:37Z 2008 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/11394/2793 en University of the Western Cape University of the Western Cape
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topic Adolescent
Attitude
Behaviour
Beliefs
Denial
HIV/AIDS knowledge
Perceptions
Vulnerability
Valhalla Park
spellingShingle Adolescent
Attitude
Behaviour
Beliefs
Denial
HIV/AIDS knowledge
Perceptions
Vulnerability
Valhalla Park
Isaacs, Conrad Henry
Adolescents' knowledge, attitudes and behaviour regarding HIV/AIDS in Valhalla Park: an exploratory study
description Magister Artium - MA === In South Africa there is still a substantial amount of prejudice towards people living with Aids (PLA). Initially, Aids was seen as a 'gay' disease, then a 'black' disease. People thus tended to avoid high-risk groups rather than high-risk behaviour, and denied their own vulnerability by displacing the disease to an 'other' who did not belong to 'their' group. This study focuses on factors that influence and motivate adolescents' behavior towards HIV/AIDS at Beauvallon High School in Valhalla Park; an impoverished, peri-urban and previously coloured only community. === South Africa
author2 Conradie, Ina
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Isaacs, Conrad Henry
author Isaacs, Conrad Henry
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title Adolescents' knowledge, attitudes and behaviour regarding HIV/AIDS in Valhalla Park: an exploratory study
title_short Adolescents' knowledge, attitudes and behaviour regarding HIV/AIDS in Valhalla Park: an exploratory study
title_full Adolescents' knowledge, attitudes and behaviour regarding HIV/AIDS in Valhalla Park: an exploratory study
title_fullStr Adolescents' knowledge, attitudes and behaviour regarding HIV/AIDS in Valhalla Park: an exploratory study
title_full_unstemmed Adolescents' knowledge, attitudes and behaviour regarding HIV/AIDS in Valhalla Park: an exploratory study
title_sort adolescents' knowledge, attitudes and behaviour regarding hiv/aids in valhalla park: an exploratory study
publisher University of the Western Cape
publishDate 2014
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