Authors :
Misheck Samakao
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 12 - December
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7564348
Abstract :
Proverbs are widely accepted as tools for
teaching and communication for knowledge and wisdom
and they are critical in molding behavior, attitudes,
attributes and conduct. However, some proverbs on
sexuality have been highly misunderstood and
misapplied especially amongst students in institutions of
higher learning thereby creating high sexual risk
behavior while at the same time driving the spread of the
HIV/AIDS pandemic, unwanted pregnancies and other
sexually transmitted infections. The purpose of the study
was to explore student’s perceptions on the influence of
some Zambian proverbs on sexuality in the spreading of
HIV/AIDS in institutions of higher learning. The
significance of the study was to investigate the levels of
vulnerability that was caused by the negative effects of
some proverbs on student’s behavior. The study
employed an ethnographic methodological design. Data
was collected using semi structured questionnaires,
observations and focused group discussions and both
probabilistic and non-probabilistic techniques were used
in sapling the respondents. Data was analyzed using
thematic analysis. The study established that some
Zambian proverbs on sexuality had negative influences
amongst students and were identified as one of the main
drivers leading to high risk sexual behavior’s amongst
students in high institutions of learning. The results of
the study further indicated that proverbs had great
influence on the lives of many students on campus. It was
therefore recommended that information was to be
repackaged in order to mitigate the misconceptions
surrounding the Zambian proverbs on sexuality. The
study contributed to the body of knowledge and the fight
against the HIV/AIDS in the institutions of learning as it
highlighted the effects of some Zambian proverbs on
sexuality on student’s sexual behavior and choices.
Keywords :
Student’s Perceptions, HIV/AIDS Pandemic, Zambian Proverbs, Institutions of Higher Learning, Sexuality, Sexual Risky Behaviors, Transmission.
Proverbs are widely accepted as tools for
teaching and communication for knowledge and wisdom
and they are critical in molding behavior, attitudes,
attributes and conduct. However, some proverbs on
sexuality have been highly misunderstood and
misapplied especially amongst students in institutions of
higher learning thereby creating high sexual risk
behavior while at the same time driving the spread of the
HIV/AIDS pandemic, unwanted pregnancies and other
sexually transmitted infections. The purpose of the study
was to explore student’s perceptions on the influence of
some Zambian proverbs on sexuality in the spreading of
HIV/AIDS in institutions of higher learning. The
significance of the study was to investigate the levels of
vulnerability that was caused by the negative effects of
some proverbs on student’s behavior. The study
employed an ethnographic methodological design. Data
was collected using semi structured questionnaires,
observations and focused group discussions and both
probabilistic and non-probabilistic techniques were used
in sapling the respondents. Data was analyzed using
thematic analysis. The study established that some
Zambian proverbs on sexuality had negative influences
amongst students and were identified as one of the main
drivers leading to high risk sexual behavior’s amongst
students in high institutions of learning. The results of
the study further indicated that proverbs had great
influence on the lives of many students on campus. It was
therefore recommended that information was to be
repackaged in order to mitigate the misconceptions
surrounding the Zambian proverbs on sexuality. The
study contributed to the body of knowledge and the fight
against the HIV/AIDS in the institutions of learning as it
highlighted the effects of some Zambian proverbs on
sexuality on student’s sexual behavior and choices.
Keywords :
Student’s Perceptions, HIV/AIDS Pandemic, Zambian Proverbs, Institutions of Higher Learning, Sexuality, Sexual Risky Behaviors, Transmission.
