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A Call For Parental Monitoring To Improve Condom Use Among Secondary School Students In Dar Es Salamm, Tanzania, Linda B. Mlunde, Krishna C. Poudel, Bruno F. Sunguya, Jessie K K Mlowambo, Junko Yasuoka, Keiko Ostuka, Omary Ubuguyu, Masamine Jimba
A Call For Parental Monitoring To Improve Condom Use Among Secondary School Students In Dar Es Salamm, Tanzania, Linda B. Mlunde, Krishna C. Poudel, Bruno F. Sunguya, Jessie K K Mlowambo, Junko Yasuoka, Keiko Ostuka, Omary Ubuguyu, Masamine Jimba
Krishna C. Poudel
Background: The number of people newly infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has been decreasing in sub-Saharan Africa, but prevalence of the infection remains unacceptably high among young people. Despite the alarming pervasiveness of the virus, young people in this region continue to engage in risky sexual behaviors including unprotected sexual intercourse. In developed countries, parents can play important roles in protecting young people from such behaviors, but evidence regarding the impact of parental involvement is still limited in sub-Saharan Africa. Therefore, we conducted this study to examine the magnitude of risky sexual behaviors and the association of parental monitoring …