The relationship between gendered power relations and sexual behaviours of adolescents
has been limitedly explored in Uganda. A 2015 cross‐sectional survey covering 16 …

This article provides a descriptive analysis of the cultural and socio-economic contexts that
shape young people's sexual perceptions and behaviour. Qualitative research was …

Sexual problems such as forced and transactional sex are common among adolescents,
especially in developing countries. The objective of the present study was to describe how …

Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Uganda are at risk of early sexual debut,
unwanted pregnancy, violence, and disproportionally high HIV infection rates, driven in part …

Background Definitions of child sexual exploitation vary. Sexual exploitation violates
children's rights and exposes them to mental and physical harm. There exist differences in …

Unequal power and gender norms expose adolescent girls to higher risks of HIV, early
marriages, pregnancies and coerced sex. In Uganda, almost half of the girls below the age …

In order to explore the socializing influences which have shaped rural adolescent
schoolgirls' views and values about sex in a high HIV prevalence area of Uganda, detailed …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of social context on young
people's sexual lives and sexual health, and to highlight the need for HIV prevention and …

Background Evidence suggests that in spite of some adolescents being sexually active,
many parents do not discuss sex-related issues with them due to lack of age-appropriate …

Youths in Bolgatanga municipality in the Upper East Region in the rural north of Ghana
suffer health and social problems that are caused by their premarital and unsafe sexual …