Influence of HIV Attitude towards Abstinence on Peer-Led Sex Education among Adolescents in Mafeteng District (original) (raw)

2021, Randall, N. M. (2021). Influence of HIV Attitude towards Abstinence on Peer-Led Sex Education among Adolescents in Mafeteng District, Lesotho. International Journal of African Business Studies, 2(1), 4 – 17.

https://doi.org/10.46769.jopea.252328004413713084

This study specifically studies the influence of attitude towards abstinence on Peer-led approaches in delivering a preventive school-based sex education curriculum to adolescents in the Kingdom of Lesotho, Africa. This effectiveness is gauged through adolescent reports of self-efficacy, knowledge of HIV and AIDS, and attitudes toward sexual abstinence. Social Learning Theory was utilized in developing the theoretical framework for this study. The research plan was designed to scientifically explore the influence of peer led influence on sexual abstinence-and the independent variables-type of approach, namely, Peer-led, to determine if the relationships are significant. In the professional context, this researcher recognizes that education and support are the tools that help children and adolescents with HIV to survive into psychologically healthy adulthood. Through education adolescents can learn to care for themselves and those around them. They can also extend their education to educate others and help reduce the stigma that still makes life harder than necessary for many people with HIV. Through the many changes and challenges of childhood and adolescence, the support of family, friends, communities, and health care professionals is essential to the well-being of youth.