HIV/AIDS and behaviour change : from awareness to action - a study of students at the Pretoria Technikon

dc.contributor.advisorJacobs, L.J.en
dc.contributor.emailupetd@ais.up.ac.zaen
dc.contributor.postgraduateGradwell, Lynneen
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-07T11:31:29Z
dc.date.available2005-02-09en
dc.date.available2013-09-07T11:31:29Z
dc.date.created2004-02-12en
dc.date.issued2006-02-09en
dc.date.submitted2005-02-09en
dc.descriptionDissertation (MA (Counselling Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2006.en
dc.description.abstractHIV/Aids has become a household term in South Africa. Most people are aware of the existence of the disease and how it is transmitted. Several people have used this information as the impetus for behaviour change but there are many individuals who have not heeded this call and have not made any significant changes to their lifestyles. This is reflected in South Africa’s high infection rate. It would seem as if, for various reasons, people know how to protect themselves but have not used this knowledge to guard against possible infection. The purpose of this study is to explore the reasons why people have not changed their behaviour and to identify possible techniques that can be used to amend this situation. This will take the form of an intensive three-day prevention workshop where participants will be asked to think critically about their own behaviour. The aim of the programme will be to discuss, demystify and debate ideas. How will this programme be designed? The researcher will make use of focus groups consisting of Technikon students who will offer their thoughts and opinions. Once these focus groups have been conducted the researcher will undertake an intensive analysis of the data and identify certain key issues. A literature review will then follow. Therefore, the foundation of this programme will be based on the ideas of the participants, the researcher’s ideas and some points from formal behaviour change theories. The goal of this study is to add to the already growing body of HIV/Aids prevention literature and to design a programme that is useful and relevant.en
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dc.description.departmentPsychologyen
dc.identifier.citationGradwell, L 2004, HIV/AIDS and behaviour change : from awareness to action - a study of students at the Pretoria Technikon, MA dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27449 >en
dc.identifier.upetdurlhttp://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02092005-110415/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/27449
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Pretoriaen_ZA
dc.rights© 2004, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.en
dc.subjectAcquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)en
dc.subjectSafe sexen
dc.subjectHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)en
dc.subjectRisky behaviouren
dc.subjectTertiary studenten
dc.subjectPretoria technikonen
dc.subjectFocus groupsen
dc.subjectGrounded theoryen
dc.subjectBehaviour changeen
dc.subjectPrevention programmeen
dc.subjectUCTDen_US
dc.titleHIV/AIDS and behaviour change : from awareness to action - a study of students at the Pretoria Technikonen
dc.typeDissertationen

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