Skip Navigation

This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow E-letters: Submit a response
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me when E-letters are posted
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to My Personal Archive
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Right arrow Disclaimer
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Abraham, S. C. S.
Right arrow Articles by Kipp, W.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Abraham, S. C. S.
Right arrow Articles by Kipp, W.
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us  
What's this?

Health Education Research, Vol. 10, No. 2, 155-162, 1995
© 1995 Oxford University Press

research-article

HIV-preventive cognitions amongst secondary school students in Uganda

S. C. S. Abraham, T. K. Rubaale1 and W. Kipp2

Department of Epidemiology and public Health, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School Dundee DD1 9SY, UK,
1Ministry of Health, Kabarole District Uganda
2Deutsche Gesellschaft Fur Technische Zusammenarbelt Box 27, Fort Portal, Uganda

A self-completion questionnaire was used to survey HIV-preventive cognitions among secondary school students in Kabarole district, Uganda. An encouraging pattern of HIV-preventive beliefs was observed, suggesting that health education efforts have been effective in establishing basic transmission knowledge, accurate risk perception and an understanding of effective precautions. Further analysis explored the prerequisites of men and women's HIV-preventive self-efficacy, and intentions and tolerance of people with AIDS. Approximately a third of variance in men and women's condom use self-efficacy, half the variance in women's condom use intentions and a quarter of the variance in men's condom use intentions was accounted for by specified variables. Results offered support for psychological relationships proposed by social cognition models and suggested specific health education targets for young Ugandan men and women.


Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us    What's this?


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 Scand J Public HealthHome page
S. F. Kaaya, A. J. Flisher, J. K. Mbwambo, H. Schaalma, L. E. Aaro, and K.-I. Klepp
Review Article: A review of studies of sexual behaviour of school students in sub-Saharan Africa
Scand J Public Health, April 1, 2002; 30(2): 148 - 160.
[Abstract] [PDF]


Disclaimer: Please note that abstracts for content published before 1996 were created through digital scanning and may therefore not exactly replicate the text of the original print issues. All efforts have been made to ensure accuracy, but the Publisher will not be held responsible for any remaining inaccuracies. If you require any further clarification, please contact our Customer Services Department.