Abstract
The impacts of teenage pregnancy, HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections among the youth such as dropout from school, long term effects and death is felt by most people worldwide. As a result of this, teenagers are in need of information regarding sexuality and safer sex to enable them to protect themselves against HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections and to prevent unintended pregnancies.
The purpose of this study was to explore and describe knowledge, attitudes and practices of safer sex by teenagers in Onandjokwe Health District; Oshikoto region with the aim of formulating appropriate recommendation which will help to improve the provision of information to teenagers.
A qualitative, exploratory, descriptive, contextual design was used to carry out the study. Focus group discussions were conducted. The population consisted of teenage learners in Grade 10 between the ages of 14-19 years. Stratified random sampling was used to select the participants from different schools which are within 10km radius from Onandjokwe Hospital which was the centre of the researcher. The same initial question was asked in each focus group to initiate the discussion. The main question was “How do you understand safer sex?” The data was analyzed according to Tesch’s method.
MULENGA, E (2021). Knowledge, Attitudes And Practices Of Teenagers Regarding Safer Sex In Onandjokwe Health District: Oshikoto Region, Namibia. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/knowledge-attitudes-and-practices-of-teenagers-regarding-safer-sex-in-onandjokwe-health-district-oshikoto-region-namibia
MULENGA, ESTER "Knowledge, Attitudes And Practices Of Teenagers Regarding Safer Sex In Onandjokwe Health District: Oshikoto Region, Namibia" Afribary. Afribary, 27 Apr. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/knowledge-attitudes-and-practices-of-teenagers-regarding-safer-sex-in-onandjokwe-health-district-oshikoto-region-namibia. Accessed 04 May. 2024.
MULENGA, ESTER . "Knowledge, Attitudes And Practices Of Teenagers Regarding Safer Sex In Onandjokwe Health District: Oshikoto Region, Namibia". Afribary, Afribary, 27 Apr. 2021. Web. 04 May. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/knowledge-attitudes-and-practices-of-teenagers-regarding-safer-sex-in-onandjokwe-health-district-oshikoto-region-namibia >.
MULENGA, ESTER . "Knowledge, Attitudes And Practices Of Teenagers Regarding Safer Sex In Onandjokwe Health District: Oshikoto Region, Namibia" Afribary (2021). Accessed May 04, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/knowledge-attitudes-and-practices-of-teenagers-regarding-safer-sex-in-onandjokwe-health-district-oshikoto-region-namibia