Sexual orientation and HIV risk among youth in South Africa: a brief report

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dc.date.accessioned 2015-03-16 en
dc.date.accessioned 2022-08-17T16:38:30Z
dc.date.available 2022-08-17T16:38:30Z
dc.date.issued 2015-08-25 en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/2056
dc.description.abstract This study investigated the prevalence of homosexual orientation and HIV risk in a population-based survey among youth in South Africa. A cross-sectional population-based household survey was conducted using a multi-stage stratified cluster sampling approach. The total sample included 1859 sexually experienced youth, aged 18-24, from four provinces (Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga). Results indicate that 128 (4.9%) had had a homosexual experience. In a multivariate analysis, peer pressure and, for men, having been circumcised as an adult were associated with having had a homosexual experience. Having had a homosexual experience increased, but not significantly, HIV risk and HIV positive status. en
dc.format.medium Print en
dc.subject SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR en
dc.subject SEXUAL ORIENTATION en
dc.subject HIV/AIDS en
dc.subject RISK BEHAVIOUR en
dc.subject YOUTH en
dc.subject SUBSTANCE USE en
dc.title Sexual orientation and HIV risk among youth in South Africa: a brief report en
dc.type Journal Article en
dc.description.version Y en
dc.ProjectNumber N/A en
dc.Volume 24(3) en
dc.BudgetYear 2014/15 en
dc.ResearchGroup HIV/AIDS, STIs and TB en
dc.SourceTitle Journal of Psychology in Africa en
dc.ArchiveNumber 8528 en
dc.PageNumber 241-245 en
dc.outputnumber 7294 en
dc.bibliographictitle Peltzer, K. (2014) Sexual orientation and HIV risk among youth in South Africa: a brief report. Journal of Psychology in Africa. 24(3):241-245. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/2056 en
dc.publicationyear 2014 en
dc.contributor.author1 Peltzer, K. en


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