This paper explores how young people in Malawi conceptualize sex and sexual relations through an analysis of their personal narratives about these phenomena. Eleven focus group discussions were conducted with 114 youth aged 14-19 years. Participants were asked to describe behaviors, attitudes, and motivations to reduce unplanned pregnancies and the spread of HIV/AIDS, with appropriate probes to illuminate their sexual world-views. The various metaphors that emanated from the discussions suggest that young people in this study take a utilitarian approach to sex, and conceive it as a natural and routine activity of which pleasure and passion are essential components. Future research and prevention efforts (around sexuality education in partic...
Introduction This article aimed to analyse constructions of adolescents’ sexualities and sexual heal...
The vast majority of non-biomedical research on HIV/AIDS has been behavioral research, usually by su...
This poster presents research on sex in older ages in Malawi. It offers data that indicate sexual de...
This paper explores how young people in Malawi conceptualize sex and sexual relations through an ana...
School pupils in Tanzania have been identified as a risk group for HIV/AIDS, so a large part of TANE...
This qualitative study explored the views and experiences of adolescents with perinatally acquired H...
This study aimed to gain more insight into young Rwandans ’ perceptions on sex and relationships, wh...
Research on the risk of HIV/AIDS among youth in Africa has often focused on sexual behaviors, but do...
There are gaps in research exploring young people’s strategies for school-based HIV prevention-orien...
Objective: This qualitative study explored the views and experiences of adolescents with perinatally...
This paper examines timing of puberty and mechanisms through which society prepares adolescents to u...
This study aimed to gain more insight into young Rwandans' perceptions on sex and relationships, whi...
Conventional health promotion models of behaviour change tend to explain « risky » sexual behaviour ...
Young people are increasingly engaging in sexual risk behaviours despite continued HIV and AIDS prev...
Introduction Female adolescents living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus are a unique population fac...
Introduction This article aimed to analyse constructions of adolescents’ sexualities and sexual heal...
The vast majority of non-biomedical research on HIV/AIDS has been behavioral research, usually by su...
This poster presents research on sex in older ages in Malawi. It offers data that indicate sexual de...
This paper explores how young people in Malawi conceptualize sex and sexual relations through an ana...
School pupils in Tanzania have been identified as a risk group for HIV/AIDS, so a large part of TANE...
This qualitative study explored the views and experiences of adolescents with perinatally acquired H...
This study aimed to gain more insight into young Rwandans ’ perceptions on sex and relationships, wh...
Research on the risk of HIV/AIDS among youth in Africa has often focused on sexual behaviors, but do...
There are gaps in research exploring young people’s strategies for school-based HIV prevention-orien...
Objective: This qualitative study explored the views and experiences of adolescents with perinatally...
This paper examines timing of puberty and mechanisms through which society prepares adolescents to u...
This study aimed to gain more insight into young Rwandans' perceptions on sex and relationships, whi...
Conventional health promotion models of behaviour change tend to explain « risky » sexual behaviour ...
Young people are increasingly engaging in sexual risk behaviours despite continued HIV and AIDS prev...
Introduction Female adolescents living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus are a unique population fac...
Introduction This article aimed to analyse constructions of adolescents’ sexualities and sexual heal...
The vast majority of non-biomedical research on HIV/AIDS has been behavioral research, usually by su...
This poster presents research on sex in older ages in Malawi. It offers data that indicate sexual de...