Musizvingoza, Ronald (2015) Risky Sexual Behaviour among Youths: A Case of Mufakose, Harare. Masters thesis, University of Zimbabwe.
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Abstract
Sexual behaviour among youths has been a focus of health programs worldwide since the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in 1994. Youth sexuality and sexual behaviour remain a challenge to most developing countries including Zimbabwe. In many countries, youths have been largely recognised as a healthy part of the population (UNFPA 2012) This has resulted in neglect of their reproductive health needs by the available services (UNFPA, 2012). Information and services are not easily accessible to youths to help them understand their sexuality and protect them from STIs and unintended pregnancies. Young people in Zimbabwe, especially young women, currently have limited access to information and services depending on where they live or whether they are married or not. This situation is of great concern because lack of knowledge on reproductive health matters which include pregnancy and STI‘s means that young people may-be engaging in sexual behaviours that put them at risk of reproductive health problems. Young people comprise a greater percentage of the Global and Sub-Saharan Africa population (UN, 2013). Nearly 90% of young people reside in developing countries (UN, 2013). Youths from Sub-Saharan Africa are at a greater risk of encountering reproductive health challenges when compared to youths from other parts of the World as a result low economic and social conditions in the region (Ringheim and Gribble 2010). Unsafe sexual behaviours among the 15-24 year olds drive the HIV epidemic and also result in a high number of sexually transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancies (Zhou, 2010). Increases in school dropouts due to pregnancies result in long term effects which include a loss of potential human resources for the country (UNAIDS, 2005). Studying sexual behaviours such as early sexual debut, condom use and multiple sexual partners, is of paramount importance as the consequences of such behaviours have health related implications.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD61 Risk Management H Social Sciences > HM Sociology Q Science > QR Microbiology > QR180 Immunology R Medicine > R Medicine (General) |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Geoffrey Obatsa |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Dec 2017 11:43 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Dec 2017 11:43 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/3001 |
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