Volume : IV, Issue : I, January - 2014

Attitude Towards Traditional Sexual Practices Among Youth in Rwanda

Yves Urayeneza, S. Ramachandran

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Objective: To study attitude toward traditional sexual practices among unmarried young people in Rwanda.

Methodology: Based on primary data collected for the author’s PhD work titled “Traditional sexual practice called Kunyaza as an HIV risk factor among unmarried youth in Rwanda: A micro level investigation”. The multistage sampling technique was used to select the sample respondents and the total sample of 637 male youth was chosen using simple random sampling method. Through interview method, detailed survey schedule was administered to collect data from the respondents. Some statistical techniques like Chi-square test and logistic regression analysis have been tried to examine the association among the factors and the effect of independent variables on dependent variable respectively.

Result: A high level gender relation in study area facilitate heterosexual activities. 81.1 percent of the respondents have experienced sexual contact, mean number of sex partner being 2.3.86.7 percent of the respondents were aware of the prevalence of traditional sexual practices in society and Gukuna and Kunyaza are two most known practices. The results show a strong favourable attitude towards the practices and high adoption of them among the respondents. Place of residence, age and religion are most significant variable influencing the support of cultural sexual practices, while place of residence, age, religion and language are important factors associated with interest of the respondents in following such practices. The practice of traditional sexual practice during last sexual contact is significantly influenced by age, language and education.

Conclusion: In general the male youth in the study area are favourable to this culturally rooted practice, and their socio-economic characteristics do not have much to do with their attitudes and adoption of this practice. Since this cultural practice is more prevalent among the respondents, they are less likely to use condom and thereby increasing the chance for HIV risk.

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Yves Urayeneza, S. Ramachandran Attitude Towards Traditional Sexual Practices Among Youth in Rwanda Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.IV, Issue. I

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