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- Agardh, AnetteLund University,Lunds universitet,Socialmedicin och global hälsa,Forskargrupper vid Lunds universitet,Social Medicine and Global Health,Lund University Research Groups (author)
Youth, Sexual Risk-Taking Behavior, and Mental Health: a Study of University Students in Uganda.
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- 2011-05-18
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC,2012
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- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-011-9159-4DOI
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- BACKGROUND: Little focus has been paid to the role of mental health among young people with regard to risky sexual behavior and HIV prevention in sub-Saharan Africa. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between poor mental health and risky sexual behavior (HIV/AIDS) among a population of university students in Uganda. METHODS: In 2005, 980 Ugandan university students completed a self-administered questionnaire (response rate 80%) assessing sociodemographic and religious background factors, mental health, alcohol use, and sexual behavior. Mental health was assessed using items from the Hopkins Symptoms Checklist-25 and the Symptom Checklist-90. RESULTS: High scores on depression and high numbers of sexual partners among both males (odds ratio (OR) 2.0, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.2-3.3) and females (OR 3.3, 95% CI 1.3-8.6) were significantly associated. Elevated anxiety scores among men were associated with high numbers of sexual partners (OR 1.9, 95% CI 1.1-3.3) and inconsistent condom use (OR 1.9, 95% CI 1.1-3.6). Psychoticism was also significantly associated with high numbers of sexual partners among men. The associations remained statistically significant after controlling for sociodemographic factors and level of alcohol consumption. CONCLUSION: These findings indicate that previous conclusions on the association between sexual behavior and mental health from high- and middle-income countries also are valid in a low-income setting, such as in Uganda. This knowledge has implications for policy formation and HIV/AIDS preventive strategies. Coordinated youth-friendly mental health and sexual and reproductive health services to meet the needs of young people would be desirable.
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- Cantor-Graae, ElizabethLund University,Lunds universitet,Socialmedicin och global hälsa,Forskargrupper vid Lunds universitet,Social Medicine and Global Health,Lund University Research Groups(Swepub:lu)smi-eca (author)
- Östergren, Per-OlofLund University,Lunds universitet,Socialmedicin och global hälsa,Forskargrupper vid Lunds universitet,Social Medicine and Global Health,Lund University Research Groups(Swepub:lu)smi-pos (author)
- Socialmedicin och global hälsaForskargrupper vid Lunds universitet (creator_code:org_t)
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- In:International Journal of Behavioral Medicine: Springer Science and Business Media LLC19, s. 208-2161070-55031532-7558
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- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21590465?dopt=AbstractFULLTEXT
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12529-011-9159-4FULLTEXT
- https://europepmc.org/articles/pmc3358553?pdf=render
- https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/1972392
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-011-9159-4
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