Learners’ knowledge and and perceptions of voluntary Counselling and Testing for HIV and AIDS in the Free State Province | Zendy

Yvonne Botma | Zendy; Zodwa Deborah Motiki | Zendy; Marisa Viljoen | Zendy

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Learners’ knowledge and and perceptions of voluntary Counselling and Testing for HIV and AIDS in the Free State Province

Author(s) -

Yvonne Botma,

Zodwa Deborah Motiki,

Marisa Viljoen

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

curationis

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.408

H-Index - 21

eISSN - 2223-6279

pISSN - 0379-8577

DOI - 10.4102/curationis.v30i2.1073

Subject(s) - focus group , poverty , qualitative research , perception , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , voluntary counseling and testing , psychology , sexual abuse , turnover , medicine , family medicine , clinical psychology , nursing , poison control , suicide prevention , population , political science , sociology , environmental health , social science , health facility , neuroscience , anthropology , law , health services , management , economics

The study investigated the perceptions of the youth regarding Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) and sexual aspects related to HIV and AIDS. The study was grounded in qualitative methodology, using 4 focus group interviews for data collection triangulating the results with field notes and literature. The participants of the four focus groups proved to be well informed on the topic and had clear perceptions concerning several aspects. They were very positive regarding the advantages of VCT for the prevention and management of HTV and AIDS. The participants recognised the need for the youth to be better informed about VCT and HIV and AIDS. They were much concerned by the lack of parental involvement in sexual education as well as the permissiveness of the youth who partook in alcohol and drug abuse as well as prostitution. Participants of the study stated that this problem was exacerbated by poverty and poor socio economic conditions.

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