Blar i Bergen Open Research Archive på forfatter "Kaaya, Sylvia"
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Condom use and sexuality communication with adults: a study among high school students in South Africa and Tanzania
Namisi, Francis Sande; Aarø, Leif Edvard; Kaaya, Sylvia; Onya, Hans E.; Wubs, Annegreet; Mathews, Catherine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-09-23)Background: Fostering adolescents’ communication on sexuality issues with their parents and other significant adults is often assumed to be an important component of intervention programmes aimed at promoting healthy ... -
Effect of the PREPARE intervention on sexual initiation and condom use among adolescents aged 12-14: A cluster randomised controlled trial in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Mmbaga, Elia John; Kajula, Lusajo; Aarø, Leif Edvard; Kilonzo, Mrema; Wubs, Annegreet Gera; Eggers, Sander Matthijs; de Vries, Hein; Kaaya, Sylvia (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-04-17)Background: Unsafe sexual practices continue to put adolescents at risk for a number of negative health outcomes in Tanzania. While there are some effective theory-based intervention packages with positive impact on important ... -
Promoting sexual and reproductive health among adolescents in southern and eastern Africa (PREPARE): project design and conceptual framework
Aarø, Leif Edvard; Mathews, Catherine; Kaaya, Sylvia; Katahoire, Anne Ruhweza; Onya, Hans E.; Abraham, Charles; Klepp, Knut-Inge; Wubs, Annegreet; Eggers, Sander Matthijs; de Vries, Hein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-01-18)Background: Young people in sub-Saharan Africa are affected by the HIV pandemic to a greater extent than young people elsewhere and effective HIV-preventive intervention programmes are urgently needed. The present article ... -
Sociocognitive Predictors of Condom Use and Intentions Among Adolescents in Three Sub-Saharan Sites
Eggers, Sander M.; Aarø, Leif Edvard; Bos, Arjan E.R.; Mathews, Catherine; Kaaya, Sylvia; Onya, Hans; de Vries, Hein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-04-30)Many HIV intervention programs in sub-Saharan Africa have applied social cognitive theories such as the theory of planned behavior. However, a recent sub-Saharan African review was unable to show increased effectiveness ...