Knowledge of HIV prevention and casual sex among sexually active persons in Ghana
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2015-04-17
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University of Ghana
Abstract
This study examined the effects of knowledge of HIV prevention and
other factors associated with casual sex among sexually active persons
in Ghana in the fight against HIV and AIDS. There is a cross-sectional
study based on 6,027 individuals; 12-59 years randomly surveyed in
all ten regions of Ghana. The question on casual sexual partner
focused on whether the respondents had casual sex or not in the last
four weeks preceding the survey. Descriptive statistics were used to
examine the characteristics of the respondents and a binary logistic
regression was employed to analyse the predictors of having a casual
sexual partner. The mean age of the respondents was 31.6± 8.8. About
70% were females and more than one-third had Middle/JHS
education. The results showed that sex, religion, and marital status
were significantly related with casual sex. Males and those who were
never married, living together, separated or divorced had higher odds
of engaging in casual sex compared to the currently married
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School of social sciences colloquium
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HIV prevention, casual sex, married, Middle/JHS education