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Peer reviewedNetting, Nancy S.; Burnett, Matthew L. – Adolescence San Diego, 2004
This twenty-year study analyzes changes in sexual behavior among students at Okanagan University College in British Columbia, Canada. Surveys conducted in 1980, 1990, and 2000 reveal a steady increase in safer sexual practices. Most students now question potential partners about their past, use condoms with a new sexual partner, and maintain…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Subcultures, Sexuality, Life Style
Peer reviewedHartell, Cycil George – Adolescence San Diego, 2005
South Africa has a fast-growing HIV/AIDS rate, with the highest prevalence among young people (15 to 24 years), especially females. This paper is a comprehensive analytical review of available research concerning the sexual behavior of adolescents in South Africa. It offers insight into HIV infection among adolescents and provides an important…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Behavior Modification, Adolescents, Sexuality
Peer reviewedLevinson, Ruth Andrea; Sadigursky, Clesia; Erchak, Gerald M. – Adolescence San Diego, 2004
AIDS prevention research has demonstrated that theoretically driven HIV prevention programs can be tailored to specific cultures. Further, condom self-efficacy and contraceptive self-efficacy scales have been tested in the U.S. and been shown to predict condom and contraceptive use. Results of condom and contraceptive self-efficacy studies have…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Prevention, Cultural Context, Adolescents
