Assessing the high-risk behaviour of first year students entering the University of the Western Cape

Blignaut, RenetteDoctor, VAbels, Melissa DioneDept. of StatisticsFaculty of Science2013-10-242024-05-142009/10/222009/10/222013-10-242024-05-142007https://hdl.handle.net/10566/14889Magister Scientiae - MScThe motivation of this study is to assess the high risk behaviors that contribute to the spread of HIV and AIDS among the youth. The most influential high risk behaviours that contribute to the spread of HIV and AIDS are unprotected sexual intercourse and having more than one sexual partner.The population for this study includes all full time first year students who registered for the first time in 2006 that attended the orientation week. A stratified, sequential random sample was drawn from the students attending the orientation.enYouth-sexual behaviourSouth AfricaTeenagers-sexual behaviourSexual behaviourAssessing the high-risk behaviour of first year students entering the University of the Western CapeThesisUniversity of the Western Cape