Paradox of risk: sexuality and HIV/AIDS among young people with physical disabilities in Nyanga, South Africa.

• Main Author: Wazakili, Margaret
• Other Authors: Mpofu, R. M. B.
• Language: en
• Published: University of the Western Cape 2021
• Subjects: Physically disabled young people; Sexuality; HIV/AIDS; Contextual factors; Discrimination; Fluctuating identity; Fatalistic attitudes; Community-based and inclusive HIV/AIDS services; Nyanga; South Africa
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11394/8553

Philosophiae Doctor - PhD === There is also assumption, that physically disabled young people do not experience challenges in expressing their sexuality and accessing HIV/AIDS prevention services, to the same extent as other disability groups such as the blind and those with intellectual disabilities. Hence there was a need to explore disabled young people's own understanding of risk and the factors that hinder or support their participation in existing sexuality education and HIV/AIDS prevention programmes. It was also important for this group to suggest ways in which they may participate in such programmes.