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Project Started : May 2006
Project Ends : January 2008
Lead Researcher : Ace Nkosinathi Ngcobo
Project Donor : Irish Aid (JFA)
Overview
This study is an exploratory exercise funded by Irish Aid. Having identified the lack of consolidated information as a difficulty faced by South Africa's national youth agencies, this study was designed to pull together available data on the effects of HIV/AIDS on youth in the country. It is a first step, and we expect the work to generate more questions than answers. An analysis of data-sets from various research institutions amidst preliminary meetings with youth organisations in the KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces began in late 2006, and was completed in November 2007.
A report for review with youth organisations is available. We expect the review process to inform dialogue with youth agencies on what sort of further research would be useful.
Research Questions
The study aimed:
- To identify significant socio-economic factors that are correlated with risk of HIV infection among adolescents in South Africa with specific reference to KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo and Mpumulanga provinces
- To explore evidence of the economic consequences of high rates of HIV infection amongst adolescents
- To establish a preliminary baseline for improving the design of HIV and AIDS Interventions by youth welfare agencies
Strategic Questions
Key Research Questions or hypothesis
Is the risk of an adolescent being infected directly related to his/her socio-economic status rather than being a function only of age and gender? In other words, is susceptibility and vulnerability linked to various factors such as income of parents/guardians, living conditions, the social context of peers and residential, learning and work location?
Expected Knock-On
- What is vulnerability?
- The study affirmed the link between social status (as a boy or girl) and economic status (relative wealth/poverty) and risky sexual behaviour among adolescents
Project Impact
Encourage evidence-based interventions among youth welfare organisations on HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Brief Description
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the socio-economic status and HIV prevalence among adolescents in three South African provinces of KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Limpopo. In essence it was designed to help improve practical interventions to safeguard adolescents (14-19 year olds), a significant sub-population of the youth who, in South Africa and many other countries iaround the world, are known to be particularly susceptible to HIV infection.
Collaborators
- Tamara Mathebula Irish Aid HIV/AIDS Advisor Embassy of Ireland
Outputs and Activities
- Dissemination workshop with youth welfare agencies in Limpopo and Mpumalanga
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