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标题：Exploring sexual practices of South African soldiers to determine their vulnerability to the human immune-deficiency virus
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作者：De Jong, Angela ; Visser, Deléne
期刊名称：SA Journal of Industrial Psychology
印刷版ISSN：2071-0763
出版年度：2006
卷号：32
期号：3
页码：1-11
DOI：10.4102/sajip.v32i3.432
语种：English
出版社：AOSIS OpenJournals
摘要：Although HIV occurs in all social groups in South African society, certain populations are more vulnerable to HIV through risky behaviour patterns. Of relevance to the present study are the high risk situations that deployed soldiers are exposed to. Three issues indicated the necessity for a study of this kind to be conducted; (a) the statistics pointing to a higher incidence of HIV infections among military personnel than among the general population, (b) military personnel’s unique vulnerability profile, and (c) the South African National Defence Force’s (SANDF) increasing participation in international peacekeeping missions. The knowledge, attitudes and practices concerning HIV/AIDS of deployed soldiers were analysed. Results indicated that soldiers were taking sexual risks, although they had high levels of knowledge and had healthy attitudes concerning HIV/AIDS.
关键词：Deployment of soldiers; HIV/AIDS vulnerability; Risk-taking sexual behaviour