December 2012

The extent of knowledge about HIV/AIDS among young people in the Ejura-Sekyedumase district of Ghana

Globally, young people are among the most vulnerable groups to HIV/AIDS, while adequate knowledge about the disease is key to their protection. This paper presents a mixed method analysis of knowledge about HIV/AIDS among young people in the Ejura-Sekyedumase district of Ghana. The study relies on questionnaire-based data from a random sample of 450 males and females of age 15 to 24, as well as qualitative data from...

Author(s): Seth Agyemang, Daniel Buor and Eva Tagoe-Darko

December 2012

Perceptions of people towards male circumcision as a technical method to reduce HIV and AIDS infection in Masvingo district of Zimbabwe

This study sought to investigate people’s perception towards male circumcision as a tool to reduce Human Immuno-Deficiencymuno Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) infection in Masvingo district of Zimbabwe. It has been confirmed that few campaigns have been done to convince the general public of the value of male circumcision as a method to combat HIV infection, even among the Varemba and...

Author(s): Mateveke Phillip, Mashoko Dominic and Mateveke Achievement