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Izugbara, Chimaraoke O.; Undie, Chi-Chi; Mudege, Netsayi N.; Ezeh, Alex C. – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2009
There is limited research addressing the beliefs of adolescents related to Voluntary Counseling and HIV-Testing (VCT). This paper analyzes qualitative data on such beliefs elicited from male youth in Uganda and Malawi. Although study participants understood the mainstream public health rhetoric on VCT, much of their narratives framed going for HIV…
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Public Health, Foreign Countries, Youth
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Polanksy, Marcia; Villanueva, Augusta M.; Bonfield, Jeffrey – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2008
Violence among adolescent boys in impoverished urban areas is a major public health problem. We assessed violence-related attitudes and beliefs and exposures among 29 delinquent, 22 truant and 12 dependent of the state adolescent boys who attended an urban publicly funded extended day program. One purpose of this study was to assess violence…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Public Health, Adolescents, Social Adjustment