HIV/AIDS risk factors among residence students at the University of the Free State

The aim of this study is to investigate the sexual campus culture of students at the University of the Free State (UFS), by specifically focussing on gender and culture as patterns of high-risk sexual behaviour. The sample consisted of 396 participants, 211 female and 185 male students, with a mean...

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Main Author: G Badenhorst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2008-09-01
Series:Curationis
Online Access:https://curationis.org.za/index.php/curationis/article/view/1028
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spelling doaj-8430073bf7f74159959d043aee0c9ea82020-11-25T00:02:14ZengAOSISCurationis0379-85772223-62792008-09-01313273510.4102/curationis.v31i3.1028915HIV/AIDS risk factors among residence students at the University of the Free StateG BadenhorstThe aim of this study is to investigate the sexual campus culture of students at the University of the Free State (UFS), by specifically focussing on gender and culture as patterns of high-risk sexual behaviour. The sample consisted of 396 participants, 211 female and 185 male students, with a mean age of 19.9 years. Sixty one percent (61 %) of the students associated themselves with a Western cultural background and 39% with an African cultural background.https://curationis.org.za/index.php/curationis/article/view/1028
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title_short HIV/AIDS risk factors among residence students at the University of the Free State
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description The aim of this study is to investigate the sexual campus culture of students at the University of the Free State (UFS), by specifically focussing on gender and culture as patterns of high-risk sexual behaviour. The sample consisted of 396 participants, 211 female and 185 male students, with a mean age of 19.9 years. Sixty one percent (61 %) of the students associated themselves with a Western cultural background and 39% with an African cultural background.
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