REGIONAL DIFFERENCES IN POSITIVE SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR AMONG YOUTH IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
The question of youth sexual behaviour has been widely debated, with researchers such as Berhan and Berhan (2015) arguing that young adults aged 15–24 are more likely to engage in risky behaviours. However, research has not adequately addressed the issue of positive sexual behaviours, in particular...
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Published in | Journal of biosocial science Vol. 51; no. 2; pp. 254 - 272 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Cambridge, UK
Cambridge University Press
01.03.2019
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Summary: | The question of youth sexual behaviour has been widely
debated, with researchers such as Berhan and Berhan
(2015)
arguing that young adults aged 15–24 are more likely
to engage in risky behaviours. However, research has
not adequately addressed the issue of positive
sexual behaviours, in particular among young people
in sub-Saharan Africa. Adapting the compensatory
model of risk and resiliency theory, this study
examined the determinants of positive sexual
behaviours among youth in sub-Saharan Africa. Using
recent data from Demographic and Health Surveys of
sixteen countries representative of each African
region (East, West, Southern and Central), it was
hypothesized that positive sexual behaviours of
youth (condom use at last sex and single sexual
partnership) would be most strengthened by
protective factors at the individual and family
levels, and that these behaviours would differ by
region due to regional variation in socio-cultural
practices. Delayed age at sexual debut (first sex
after the age of 15) was found to be the strongest
protective factor for positive sexual behaviours
among males and females in sub-Saharan Africa.
Certain socioeconomic variables were found to be
positively associated with positive sexual
behaviours and the associations differed by
gender. |
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ISSN: | 0021-9320 1469-7599 |
DOI: | 10.1017/S002193201800010X |