Determinants of sexual risk behaviour - PhD project | ICRH

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PERIOD 

OBJECTIVES

Main objectives

• The development of a theoretical model of the determinants of sexual risk behavious
• Assessing the effectiveness of the use of the theoretical model in HIV prevention programmes among children and youth

Specific objectives

• Making an overview of determinants of sexual risk behaviour among youth in sub-Sahara Africa
• Developping an instrument to measure these determinants
• Integrating the determinants in the validated theoretical model
• Testing the theoretical model to a HIV education programme

METHODS

• Review of literature and meta-analysis of studies on sexual risk behaviour
• Qualitative research: in-depth interviews with young Rwandan people on HIV/AIDS, sexuality and sexual identity
• Quantitative research: study the impact of an HIV/AIDS risk reduction programme through a baseline study, an intermediary study and an endline study
• Develop an adapted intervention, based on the preliminary quantitative results and the outcome of the qualitative study

ACTIVITIES

• Literature study
• Field visits
• Follow-up through a guidance committee 

EXPECTED RESULTS

• Make a contribution to theory development in the field of behaviour change
• Contribute to the development of an effective HIV risk reduction program
• PhD