Sexuality of 16- to 17- year-old South Africans in the contexts of HIV/AIDS

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Peltzer, K. & Pengpid, S. (2006) Sexuality of 16- to 17- year-old South Africans in the contexts of HIV/AIDS. Social Behavior and Personality. 34(3):239-256. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/6692 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/6692

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Abstract:
The aim of this study was to better understand the sexuality of youth in the context of HIV/AIDS in South Africa. Participants (400 male and 400 female 16- and 17- year-olds) 400 were from rural and 400 from urban areas, and almost all were of African descent. Results indicate that two-thirds of the girls and more than half of the boys had had sexual intercourse and had petted. Almost half of the boys (44.3%) and 24% of the girls took less than a week to have sexual intercourse in their current steady relationship. Only 40% of the girls and 57% of the boys had used a condom during their first sexual intercourse; HIV-AIDS prevention efforts should be linked to research on sexuality to advance effectiveness.
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25 Aug 2015
 
YOUTH
SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR
HIV/AIDS
 
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