Authors
Neil Andersson, Ari Ho-Foster, Judith Matthis, Nobantu Marokoane, Vincent Mashiane, Sharmila Mhatre, Steve Mitchell, Tamara Mokoena, Lorenzo Monasta, Ncumisa Ngxowa, Manuel Pascual Salcedo, Heidi Sonnekus
Publication date
2004/10/21
Journal
bmj
Volume
329
Issue
7472
Pages
952
Publisher
British Medical Journal Publishing Group
Description
Objective To investigate the views of school pupils on sexual violence and on the risk of HIV infection and AIDS and their experiences of sexual violence.
Design National cross sectional study.
Setting 5162 classes in 1418 South African schools.
Participants 269 705 school pupils aged 10-19 years in grades 6-11.
Main outcome measure Answers to questions about sexual violence and about the risk of HIV infection and AIDS.
Results Misconceptions about sexual violence were common among both sexes, but more females held views that would put them at high risk of HIV infection. One third of the respondents thought they might be HIV positive. This was associated with misconceptions about sexual violence and about the risk of HIV infection and AIDS. Around 11% of males and 4% of females claimed to have forced someone else to have sex; 66% of these males and 71% of these females had themselves been …
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