Gender, sexual self-efficacy and consistent condom use among adolescents living in the HIV hyper-endemic setting of Soweto, South Africa
Within HIV-endemic settings, few studies have examined gendered associations between
sexual self-efficacy (SSE), one's confidence or perceived control over sexual behavior, and …
sexual self-efficacy (SSE), one's confidence or perceived control over sexual behavior, and …
Sugar dating, perceptions of power, and condom use: Comparing the sexual health risk behaviours of sugar dating to non-sugar dating women
KM Kirkeby, JJ Lehmiller, MJ Marks - The Journal of Sex Research, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Sugar dating is a form of dating typically characterized by wealthier, older men providing
financial support to younger, less financially secure women in exchange for companionship …
financial support to younger, less financially secure women in exchange for companionship …
[HTML][HTML] Global disease burden attributed to unsafe sex in 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
P Qiu, H He, Y Zhao, Z Yang, S Li, P Ni, Y Guo, C Ji… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Unsafe sex has become a public safety problem that endangers society, and research on
deaths and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) related to unsafe sex is valuable for global …
deaths and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) related to unsafe sex is valuable for global …
[HTML][HTML] Factors associated with female students' past year experience of sexual violence in South African public higher education settings: A cross-sectional study
Background Intimate partner sexual violence and non-partner rape experiences are widely
reported by female students in South African higher education institutions, as they are …
reported by female students in South African higher education institutions, as they are …
[HTML][HTML] Conceptualization of empowerment and pathways through which cash transfers work to empower young women to reduce HIV risk: a qualitative study in …
Although cash transfers (CT) are hypothesized to reduce AGYW's HIV risk, little is known
about the mechanisms through which CT empower AGYW. We explored the impact of a CT …
about the mechanisms through which CT empower AGYW. We explored the impact of a CT …
[HTML][HTML] Protective factors for adolescent sexual risk behaviours and experiences linked to HIV infection in South Africa: a three-wave longitudinal analysis of …
WE Rudgard, MG Saminathen, M Orkin… - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Background Structural interventions are endorsed to enhance biomedical and behavioural
HIV prevention programmes for adolescents. Aiming to inform future interventions, we …
HIV prevention programmes for adolescents. Aiming to inform future interventions, we …
[HTML][HTML] Reaching young women who sell sex: methods and results of social mapping to describe and identify young women for DREAMS impact evaluation in …
Young women (aged 15–24) who exchange sex for money or other support are among the
highest risk groups for HIV acquisition, particularly in high prevalence settings. To prepare …
highest risk groups for HIV acquisition, particularly in high prevalence settings. To prepare …
[HTML][HTML] Strong Father–Child Relationships and Other Positive Childhood Experiences, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Sexual Risk Factors for HIV among …
NT Agathis, FB Annor, L Xu, E Swedo… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Using cross-sectional data from the 2019 Namibia Violence Against Children and Youth
Survey and sex-stratified multivariable models, we assessed the associations between four …
Survey and sex-stratified multivariable models, we assessed the associations between four …
'I was in need of somewhere to release my hurt:'Addressing the mental health of vulnerable adolescent mothers in Harare, Zimbabwe, through self-help groups
R Chingono, C Kasese, S Miles, J Busza - Global health action, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background Adolescents experiencing multiple vulnerabilities, including poverty, curtailed
education, transactional sex and early childbearing, are at risk of poor mental health. In …
education, transactional sex and early childbearing, are at risk of poor mental health. In …
[HTML][HTML] HIV risk factors and risk perception among adolescent girls and young women: results From a population-based survey in Western Kenya, 2018
Background: In sub-Saharan Africa, HIV prevalence in adolescent girls and young women
(AGYW) is 2-fold to 3-fold higher than that in adolescent boys and young men …
(AGYW) is 2-fold to 3-fold higher than that in adolescent boys and young men …