Open AccessReasons for Condom Use Among Young People in KwaZulu-Natal: Prevention of HIV, Pregnancy or Both?
Author(s) -
Pranitha Maharaj
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
international family planning perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1943-4154
pISSN - 0190-3187
DOI - 10.1363/3202806
Subject(s) - condom , pregnancy , medicine , family planning , demography , population , public health , sexual intercourse , young adult , multivariate analysis , reproductive health , family medicine , environmental health , gynecology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , gerontology , nursing , syphilis , research methodology , sociology , biology , genetics
High levels of HIV/AIDS and unwanted pregnancy among young people are urgent public health problems in South Africa. Studies among youth have generally focused on protection against one or the other of these risks, but not both.