ebooks logo journals logo reference works logo abstract databases logo
bullet  SIGN IN Register | Why Register? | Got a Voucher? alerts   marked lists   shopping cart 

informaworld

HOME   |   SEARCH   |   BROWSE
    Issues List       Latest Issue       Forthcoming Articles       Volume 21 Issue 6       Subscribe       Article       References       Related articles      
<< firstfirst   < prevprev   Table of contentstoc   next >next   last >>last
Publisher Logo Publication Cover
Search within this journal

Preventive service needs of young people perinatally infected with HIV in Uganda 

Authors: Harriet Birungi a;  Francis Obare b;  John Frank Mugisha c;  Humphres Evelia a; Juliana Nyombi d
Affiliations:   a FRONTIERS, Population Council, Nairobi, Kenya
b Bixby Fellowship Program, Population Council, Nairobi, Kenya
c Regional Centre for Quality of Health Care, Kampala, Uganda
d The AIDS Support Organization (TASO), Kampala, Uganda
DOI: 10.1080/09540120802511901
Publication Frequency: 12 issues per year
Published in: journal AIDS Care, Volume 21, Issue 6 June 2009 , pages 725 - 731
Formats available: HTML (English) : PDF (English)
Article Requests: Order Reprints : Request Permissions


Abstract

The sexual and reproductive health needs of young people perinatally infected with HIV in Uganda remain largely unaddressed by existing HIV/AIDS programs mostly because, such programs encourage young HIV-positive clients to refrain from or postpone sexual activity. This study examines the sexual expressions and experiences as well as the preventive practices of 732 adolescent boys and girls aged 15-19 years who were born with HIV with a view to identifying the preventive service needs of these young people and the implications of these needs for HIV/AIDS programs. The data come from a project on the sexuality of young people perinatally infected with HIV conducted in 2007 in four districts of Uganda, that is, Kampala, Wakiso, Masaka, and Jinja. The analysis involves both quantitative and qualitative approaches: the quantitative approach entails cross-tabulations with chi-square tests as well as significance tests of proportions while the qualitative approach involves an analysis of individual case stories, in-depth probes and focus group discussions for content. The findings show disconnect between: (1) the information the service providers give to the young people and their actual needs and desires; (2) the fears of the adolescents and their actual preventive practices; and (3) the high level of reported condom use and the frequency of use. Programs will therefore need to recognize that young people perinatally infected with HIV are sexually active or anticipate being so in future. Thus, both sexually active and non-sexually active young people require information and services on prevention of unwanted pregnancies as well as avoiding infecting their sexual partners with HIV and re-infecting themselves. Programs will need to devise ways of responding to these needs which should include emphasizing the disclosure of HIV status to the partner as well as the need to accompany such disclosure with consistent condom use.
Keywords: young people; perinatally HIV-infected; sexual experiences; preventive service needs; Uganda
view references (11)
Bookmark with:
  • CiteULike
  • Del.icio.us
  • BibSonomy
  • Connotea
  • More bookmarks
Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Accessibility | RSS
FAQs in: English . Français . Español . 中文(简体和繁體)
© 2009 Informa plc