Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

Adele Munsami

Publications

• Research Article
  The Role of Socio-Cultural-Cognition in Disease Prevalence and Risky Behaviour among Children: A Conceptual Framework
  Author(s): Adele Munsami, Carol Mitchell, Lance Lachenicht, Jane Dene Kvalsvig, Eyrun Floerecke Kjetland and Myra TaylorAdele Munsami, Carol Mitchell, Lance Lachenicht, Jane Dene Kvalsvig, Eyrun Floerecke Kjetland and Myra Taylor
  
  It is estimated that 93% of the global schistosomiasis prevalence is found in sub-Saharan Africa, with the highest prevalence and intensity rates occurring in children and adolescents. Schistosomiasis infection is associated with detrimental developmental effects. The current study presents a hierarchical conceptual framework for understanding the role of socio-cultural-cognitive factors that influence risk behaviour among children, especially young girls, living in this hyperendemic setting. This study sought to determine the impact of caregiver monitoring on adolescent girl’s risk behaviours that may increase their risk of infection, especially with schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease that is pandemic in this region and has been associated with increased risk of HIV infection. This was a school-based, cluster, randomised, cross-sectional study conducted among 970 ado.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000631

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