Exploring factors that influence condom use among high school teenagers aged between 16 and 18 years in Dutywa District, Eastern Cape, South Africa

• Main Author: Mnyipika, Nomandla
• Other Authors: Chisale, Sinenhlanhla Sithulisiwe
• Format: Others
• Language: en
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Condom use; Unsafe/unprotected sex; Factors; High school teenagers; HIV and AIDS; Teenage pregnancy; STIs; Health Belief Model; Department of Education; Department of Basic Education; 613.95096875; Teenagers > Sexual behavior > South Africa > Eastern Cape; Condom use > South Africa > Eastern Cape; AIDS (Disease) > South Africa > Eastern Cape > Prevention; HIV infections > South Africa > Eastern Cape > Prevention; Unsafe sex > South Africa > Eastern Cape
• Online Access: Mnyipika, Nomandla (2014) Exploring factors that influence condom use among high school teenagers aged between 16 and 18 years in Dutywa District, Eastern Cape, South Africa, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18195>; http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18195

Text in English === The Department of Education nationwide introduced HIV and AIDS care and support for learning and teaching programmes as intervention strategies for supporting vulnerable learners. Despite these interventions, teenagers continue to fall pregnant and this increases their vulnerability to HIV infection. HIV and STIs are rife among teenagers owing to ignorance and peer pressure, among other factors. The aim of this exploratory qualitative study was to explore factors that influence condom use among high school teenagers aged between 16 and 18 in Dutywa District. Focus group discussions and in-depth face-to-face interviews with 12 high school teenagers from one high school (High School X) were used to collect data. Thematic analysis was used to analyse data. The findings of this study revealed that high school teenagers are not using condoms to any significant degree. In their opinion, condoms limit sexual pleasure; they indicate a lack of trust and unfaithfulness between partners and are associated with sexually transmitted diseases. The findings of this study are significant for the policy implementation of schools. === Sociology === M.A. (Social Behaviour Studies in HIV and AIDS)