Get to Know Yourself

About the Book

GET TO KNOW YOURSELF: A sexual health guide for young people is meant for young people, aged 15 years and older, females and males, virgins and those who are already sexually active, who want to lead a healthy life. It aims at providing accurate information about sexual health that will enable young people to develop responsible sexuality, mutual respect between females and males, and good relationships that will result in the improvement of their quality of life. Young people are often faced with a huge responsibility of making decisions about their sexuality usually with little or no information, or with confusing information that they obtained from friends. This book gives information on sexual health that will enable you to feel confident about making decisions about your life. The book is easy to read to allow young people whose parents find it challenging to talk to them about sexual health matters, to read it on their own.

About the Author

Professor Thelmah Xavela Maluleke is a Chief Research Specialist in the Population Health, Health Systems and Innovation programme at the Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa. She received her PhD from the University of South Africa (UNISA) in 2001. She has been an NRF rated researcher since 2009. Her research work is mainly on sexual health, health promotion, gender and indigenous knowledge systems. She has worked in academic institutions as a lecturer, senior lecturer, researcher, Head of the Department: Public Health, Research Associate Professor and Research Champion: Faculty of Health Sciences. She has successfully promoted and supervised doctoral thesis and masters dissertations respectively. She serves as an expert reviewer for a number of journals. She has authored and co-authored articles and books. She is a member of a number professional, academic and community associations and organisations. She has received several awards for academic development and funding for research projects.