Kenyan in-school youths' level of understanding of abstinence, being faithful, and consistent condom use terms: Implications for HIV-prevention programs
Document Type
Article (peer-reviewed)
Publication Date
2009
Abstract
Kenyan in-school youth ages 13–19 years (N = 1,375) were surveyed before an HIV-prevention intervention was implemented. As part of the survey, students wrote their definitions of the terms "abstinence," "being faithful," and "consistent condom use." These definitions were qualitatively analyzed by determining recurrent themes, developing a codebook, and having two coders code the responses. The entire definition was assigned an overall code of fully comprehended, partly comprehended, did not comprehend, or no response in comparison to the conventional definition of the term. Overall, 48 percent fully comprehended abstinence, 20 percent fully comprehended being faithful, and 7 percent fully comprehended consistent condom use.
Recommended Citation
Lillie, Tiffany, Julie Pulerwitz, and Barbara Curbow. 2009. "Kenyan in-school youths' level of understanding of abstinence, being faithful, and consistent condom use terms: Implications for HIV-prevention programs," Journal of Health Communication 14(3): 276–292.
DOI
10.1080/10810730902805895
Language
English