14 research outputs found
Reasons for home delivery among HIV infected women who delivered their reference child at home (n = 108).
<p>Reasons for home delivery among HIV infected women who delivered their reference child at home (n = 108).</p
Characteristics of HIV-infected women with a recent (within 5 years) birth and attending care at a rural HIV clinic in Coastal Kenya (N = 425).
<p>Characteristics of HIV-infected women with a recent (within 5 years) birth and attending care at a rural HIV clinic in Coastal Kenya (N = 425).</p
Flow chart showing recruitment of HIV infected women who had a recent delivery and attending care at a rural HIV clinic in Coastal Kenya.
<p>Flow chart showing recruitment of HIV infected women who had a recent delivery and attending care at a rural HIV clinic in Coastal Kenya.</p
Summary of qualitative findings illustrating derivation of the themes, sub-themes and exemplifying participant verbatims.
<p>Summary of qualitative findings illustrating derivation of the themes, sub-themes and exemplifying participant verbatims.</p
Reasons for home delivery among HIV infected women who delivered their reference child at home (n = 108).
<p>Reasons for home delivery among HIV infected women who delivered their reference child at home (n = 108).</p
Risk factors associated with home delivery amongst HIV-infected women with a recent (within 5 years) birth and attending care at a rural HIV clinic in Coastal Kenya.
<p>Risk factors associated with home delivery amongst HIV-infected women with a recent (within 5 years) birth and attending care at a rural HIV clinic in Coastal Kenya.</p
Common forms of SRTB.
BackgroundIt is known from previous studies that university students in sub-Saharan Africa (sSA) engage in sexual risk-taking behaviour (SRTB). However, there is paucity of data on factors contributing to SRTB among university students (emerging adults) at the Kenyan Coast thus hindering intervention planning. This study seeks to provide an in-depth qualitative understanding of the factors contributing to SRTB and their interconnectedness among university students at the Kenyan Coast combining qualitative research with a systems thinking approach.MethodsUsing the ecological model, and employing in-depth interviews, we explored the perceptions of twenty-six key informants (twenty-one emerging adults and five other stakeholders) on what constitutes and influences SRTB among emerging adults at a tertiary institution of learning in Coastal Kenya. Data were analysed using a thematic framework approach. A causal loop diagram (CLD) was developed to map the interconnectedness of the correlates of SRTB.ResultsOur findings show that unprotected sex, transactional sex, cross-generational sex, multiple sex partnerships, gender-based violence, sex under influence of alcohol/drugs, early sex debut, and sharing sex toys were common SRTBs. Based on the ecological model and CLD, most of the reported risk factors were interconnected and operated at the individual level.ConclusionOur study shows that emerging adults are frequently engaging in unprotected sex. Enhancing sexuality education programs for students in Kenyan universities and strengthening support systems including counselling for those using alcohol/drugs may help reduce SRTB among emerging adults in Kenyan universities.</div
Interview guide.
BackgroundIt is known from previous studies that university students in sub-Saharan Africa (sSA) engage in sexual risk-taking behaviour (SRTB). However, there is paucity of data on factors contributing to SRTB among university students (emerging adults) at the Kenyan Coast thus hindering intervention planning. This study seeks to provide an in-depth qualitative understanding of the factors contributing to SRTB and their interconnectedness among university students at the Kenyan Coast combining qualitative research with a systems thinking approach.MethodsUsing the ecological model, and employing in-depth interviews, we explored the perceptions of twenty-six key informants (twenty-one emerging adults and five other stakeholders) on what constitutes and influences SRTB among emerging adults at a tertiary institution of learning in Coastal Kenya. Data were analysed using a thematic framework approach. A causal loop diagram (CLD) was developed to map the interconnectedness of the correlates of SRTB.ResultsOur findings show that unprotected sex, transactional sex, cross-generational sex, multiple sex partnerships, gender-based violence, sex under influence of alcohol/drugs, early sex debut, and sharing sex toys were common SRTBs. Based on the ecological model and CLD, most of the reported risk factors were interconnected and operated at the individual level.ConclusionOur study shows that emerging adults are frequently engaging in unprotected sex. Enhancing sexuality education programs for students in Kenyan universities and strengthening support systems including counselling for those using alcohol/drugs may help reduce SRTB among emerging adults in Kenyan universities.</div
Causal structure diagram.
BackgroundIt is known from previous studies that university students in sub-Saharan Africa (sSA) engage in sexual risk-taking behaviour (SRTB). However, there is paucity of data on factors contributing to SRTB among university students (emerging adults) at the Kenyan Coast thus hindering intervention planning. This study seeks to provide an in-depth qualitative understanding of the factors contributing to SRTB and their interconnectedness among university students at the Kenyan Coast combining qualitative research with a systems thinking approach.MethodsUsing the ecological model, and employing in-depth interviews, we explored the perceptions of twenty-six key informants (twenty-one emerging adults and five other stakeholders) on what constitutes and influences SRTB among emerging adults at a tertiary institution of learning in Coastal Kenya. Data were analysed using a thematic framework approach. A causal loop diagram (CLD) was developed to map the interconnectedness of the correlates of SRTB.ResultsOur findings show that unprotected sex, transactional sex, cross-generational sex, multiple sex partnerships, gender-based violence, sex under influence of alcohol/drugs, early sex debut, and sharing sex toys were common SRTBs. Based on the ecological model and CLD, most of the reported risk factors were interconnected and operated at the individual level.ConclusionOur study shows that emerging adults are frequently engaging in unprotected sex. Enhancing sexuality education programs for students in Kenyan universities and strengthening support systems including counselling for those using alcohol/drugs may help reduce SRTB among emerging adults in Kenyan universities.</div
A diagram of emerging adults’ and other stakeholders’ perceived risk and protective factors for sexual risk taking behaviour among emerging adults at a tertiary education institution in Coastal Kenya.
A diagram of emerging adults’ and other stakeholders’ perceived risk and protective factors for sexual risk taking behaviour among emerging adults at a tertiary education institution in Coastal Kenya.</p