Knowledge and attitudes of people regarding condom use in Moloto Village - South Africa

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study looks at the knowledge and attitudes of people in Moloto regarding condom use. Moloto is a rural area in Nkangala District in Mpumalanga Province in South Africa. The researcher aims to contribute to decreasing new HIV/AIDS infections because HIV/AIDS is one of the world‟s deadliest diseases. Many people in Moloto get children outside wedlock and some at a very tender age, from age 12, which implies that not all people who are supposed to be using condoms as one of the HIV prevention strategies, are doing so. According to the South African Department of Health Study (2009), the estimated HIV prevalence among antenatal clinic attendees in Mpumalanga was 34.7%, well above the national average of 29.4% in 2009.Quantitative research using a survey research design has been used. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Convenience sampling was used to get respondents. Analysis of data was done through quantitative analysis which included descriptive statistics and frequencies for all items.The research question is: What is the knowledge and attitudes of people in Moloto regarding condom use?The findings are that people in Moloto have adequate knowledge and a positive attitude towards condom use. It is recommended that different government departments and private companies visit Moloto with bursary forms, learnerships, different career opportunities in their departments and work on removing people from the life of loitering around because only a few people in Moloto have gone beyond Grade 12. The researcher recommends further research in Moloto to determine what the reasons are for the high rate of people getting children outside wedlock.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University