title: Religiosity, AIDS, and sexuality knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and practices of black South-African first-year university students.
abstract: This study investigated the association of religiosity with sexuality and AIDS knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and practices of 1,817 black first-year students in South Africa. On a structured questionnaire, consenting students rated themselves on scales of religiosity, attitudes toward homosexuality, intrafamilial communication about contraception, AIDS attitudes, and AIDS knowledge. Negative attitudes toward homosexuality were significantly associated with negative attitudes towards AIDS, high knowledge of AIDS, and high religiosity. Religious commitment diminished propensity to engage in sexual intercourse and delayed age for onset of sexual intercourse.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Student Counselling, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nicholas
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Durrheim
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology / Q000635:transmission; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D044383:Black People; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012925:Social Conformity; D013019:South Africa; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*