Location, dislocation and risk for HIV: a case study of refugee adolescents in Zambia

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dc.contributor.advisorLees, James
dc.contributor.authorNanyangwe, Lenganji
dc.contributor.otherInstitute for Social Development
dc.contributor.otherFaculty of Economics and Management Sciences
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-27T09:24:41Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-05T08:49:58Z
dc.date.available2007/03/16 07:54
dc.date.available2007/03/16
dc.date.available2013-05-27T09:24:41Z
dc.date.available2024-11-05T08:49:58Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.descriptionMagister Artium - MAen_US
dc.description.abstractRefugees are not a new phenomenon and their plight has been felt the world over. Africa continues to see large numbers of people displaced through armed conflict, producing more refugees on the worlds’ most poverty stricken continent than any other. The implications of these displacements of people dislocated from their places of habitual residence create much concern, particularly in the wake of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Such dislocations and displacements imply separation from family and communities, including socio-economic benefits that accrue to them. There is an apparent problem of accessing health services, educational services, sources of livelihood and protection from sexual and emotional abuse. Refugee children and women are said to be the most vulnerable, although until recently adolescents in armed conflict were not considered as a special group of children requiring special attention. The main objective of this research was to investigate levels of risk for HIV among refugee adolescents in Zambia and to determine how location relates to risk. Of particular interest was the difference in risk experienced in rural and urban areas. The researcher’s hypothesis was that refugee adolescents in rural camps of Zambia are at greater risk because they lack adequate sources of income, health, and education in comparison to urban areas. The research was located within two theoretical underpinnings namely the social cognitive theory and the AIDS Risk Reduction Model (ARRM). The theory posits that a reciprocal relationship exists between environmental contexts, personal factors and behavior. The model explains how people change behavior that reduces risk for HIV by changing perceptions on sexual activity and when they enact the knowledge obtained from HIV preventive programmes. The methodology was located within both the qualitative and quantitative research approaches. Qualitative because firstly, the research is a comparative case study and secondly, it is the first time such a study is being conducted. The researcher also made use of the quantitative through the survey and secondary HIV/AIDS statistical data.en_US
dc.description.countrySouth Africa
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/17356
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectAIDS (Disease)en_US
dc.subjectZambiaen_US
dc.subjectAIDS (Disease) in adolescenceen_US
dc.subjectHIV infectionsen_US
dc.subjectRisk factorsen_US
dc.subjectRefugeesen_US
dc.subjectHealth and hygieneen_US
dc.subjectTeenagersen_US
dc.subjectSexual behavioren_US
dc.titleLocation, dislocation and risk for HIV: a case study of refugee adolescents in Zambiaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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