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Social Cognition Variables and Victimization as Predictors of Sexual Debut Among Adolescents in South Africa and Tanzania: A Multi-group SEM Analysis.
- Source :
- AIDS & Behavior; Dec2015, Vol. 19 Issue 12, p2141-2151, 11p, 3 Diagrams, 2 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Early sexual debut is common in South Africa and Tanzania, with potentially negative reproductive health outcomes. The role of violence as a predictor of sexual debut was studied, in a context of predictors borrowed from social cognition models. Data were taken from cluster-randomized trials of school-based HIV prevention interventions in three sites in South Africa and Tanzania. Analyses consisted of descriptive statistics and multi-group structural equation modelling. The basic model functioned fairly well for Cape Town, but less well for Mankweng and Dar es Salaam (low R values). Attitudes were the strongest predictor of intention. Adding socio-demographic variables to the model did not reduce the associations much and neither did subsequent inclusion of violence. Sexual debut was strongly associated with victimization; adding violence also substantially increased R for sexual debut. Besides social cognition factors, intimate partner violence should be addressed in future research on reproductive health interventions for adolescents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- AGE distribution
ATTITUDE (Psychology)
CHI-squared test
COGNITION
CONFIDENCE intervals
STATISTICAL correlation
SEXUAL health
INTENTION
PEDIATRICS
QUESTIONNAIRES
RESEARCH funding
SELF-efficacy
HUMAN sexuality
SOCIAL norms
VICTIMS
STRUCTURAL equation modeling
INTIMATE partner violence
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10907165
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- AIDS & Behavior
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 110400699
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-015-1087-x