Knowledge of sexual abuse amongst female students in Malawi

Knowledge and Perception on Sexual Abuse Amongst Female Secondary School Students in Abia State Nigeria

Knowledge and perception on child sexual abuse has been poorly determined in developing countries. Female children are particularly vulnerable to sexual abuse due to ignorance of behaviours that are known to be abusive. The study was conducted to access the knowledge and perception on sexual abuse among female secondary school students in Abia State, Nigeria to raise awareness.The study employe...

Emergency contraception amongst female college students – knowledge, attitude and practice

BACKGROUND Unwanted teenage pregnancies have a notable detrimental impact on the learners' trajectory and have been associated with jeopardising the students' educational progress and future career prospects. These pregnancies are mostly unplanned and unintended and many are terminated, either legally or illegally. AIM The aim of this study was to explore the contributory role played by the k...

Alcohol and Drug Use Amongst College Students in Relation to Sexual Abuse

Reported risky sexual practices amongst female undergraduate students in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

How to cite this article: Hoque ME. Reported risky sexual practices amongst female undergraduate students in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Afr J Prm Health Care Fam Med. 2011;3(1), Art. #281, 6 pages. http:// dx.doi.org/10.4102/phcfm. v3i1.281 Background: In South Africa, youths aged 15–24 years are at a higher risk of HIV infections than other age groups, and female youths are at a greater risk...

Knowledge and Attitudes towards Cervical Cancer Screening amongst University of Botswana Female Students

Background: Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in Botswana. More than two-thirds of cases occur in HIV-infected women, in a nation with a high HIV prevalence of 17%. Even though cancer screening is free in health facilities, cervical cancer screening is low. The objective of this study was to assess the knowledge and attitudes of University of Botswana female students on cerv...