Girls' Schooling in Tanzania: the Key to Hiv/Aids Prevention?
From: Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.
AIDS care
- Publish Date: Nov 2006
- ISSN: 0954-0121
- Volume: 18
- Issue: 8
- Pages: 863-71
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Vavrus F, et al. Girls' Schooling in Tanzania: the Key to Hiv/Aids Prevention?. Nov 2006;18:863-71
Abstract
This article explores the relationship between schooling for girls and HIV/AIDS prevention in the United Republic of Tanzania. It is based on a survey administered to upper-level primary school students in rural Tanzania designed to ascertain their numeracy and literacy skills as well as their knowledge of HIV/AIDS. The findings show that female students generally have stronger literacy and numeracy skills but less knowledge about HIV/AIDS than their male counterparts. This suggests that general education may not be the best vaccine against HIV/AIDS for young women; rather, AIDS-specific education and skills training may be required to increase the likelihood of prevention because of gender differences in how young people utilize knowledge acquired in school.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Adolescent, Female, HIV Infections, Health Education, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Humans, Male, Risk Factors, School Health Services, Sex Factors, Sexual Behavior, Tanzania
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