Schaay, NicholaJewkes, Rachel KatharineJama, P. NwabisaSchool of Public HealthFaculty of Community and Health Sciences2013-07-172026-06-102007/04/202007/04/202013-07-172026-06-102006https://hdl.handle.net/10566/23378Master of Public Health - MPHSouth Africa is estimated to have one of the highest epidemics of HIV infection. Recent youth studies have found that youth aged 15-24 years are increasingly becoming vulnerable to HIV. Condom use is promoted as one of the key HIV prevention methods in South Africa. Face-to-face structured questionnaire interviews were conducted with a volunteer sample of rural active women and men aged 15-26 years living in 70 villages in the Eastern Cape Province. Most of the participants were recruited in schools.enHIV/AIDSSex hygieneThesisUniversity of the Western Cape