SOSC 1430 Study Guide - Final Guide: Multi-Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, Jim Yong Kim
3 Oct 2016
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Global health: theory and practice and global delivery readings. Predictors of condom use among young adults in south africa: the reproductive. Health and hiv research unit national youth survey. Young adults represent one of the groups at highest risk for hiv infection. South africa in 2003 - more than 15% of young women and almost 5% of young men aged. Condoms remain most effective protection against hiv and other stis. Most south african youths know that condoms prevent hiv, stis, and unwanted pregnancies. Provided free of charge by the government. Communication between partners - increase likelihood of use. Gender and sexual power dynamics, and coercion associated with sexual power dynamics - also linked to nonuse. Why, in the context of freely available condoms and high awareness levels, some sexually active young adults may or may not be using condoms. Response rate of study 69%, with refusers more likely to be men, white, older, and living in urban areas.
