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 Female adolescents living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus are a unique population fac...
This paper examines timing of puberty and mechanisms through which society prepares adolescents to u...
Young people are increasingly engaging in sexual risk behaviours despite continued HIV and AIDS prev...
This paper explores how young people in Malawi conceptualize sex and sexual relations through an ana...
This paper explores how young people in Malawi conceptualize sex and sexual relations through an ana...
This qualitative study explored the views and experiences of adolescents with perinatally acquired H...
School pupils in Tanzania have been identified as a risk group for HIV/AIDS, so a large part of TANE...
Objective: This qualitative study explored the views and experiences of adolescents with perinatally...
This study aimed to gain more insight into young Rwandans ’ perceptions on sex and relationships, wh...
There are gaps in research exploring young people’s strategies for school-based HIV prevention-orien...
Conventional health promotion models of behaviour change tend to explain « risky » sexual behaviour ...
Research on the risk of HIV/AIDS among youth in Africa has often focused on sexual behaviors, but do...
Socially constructed ideas of gender norms and values attached to sexuality need to be considered wh...
This study aimed to gain more insight into young Rwandans' perceptions on sex and relationships, whi...
textabstractHIV/AIDS among youth is a serious problem in South Africa. Cross-gender relations and as...
Introduction Female adolescents living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus are a unique population fac...
This paper examines timing of puberty and mechanisms through which society prepares adolescents to u...
Young people are increasingly engaging in sexual risk behaviours despite continued HIV and AIDS prev...
This paper explores how young people in Malawi conceptualize sex and sexual relations through an ana...
This paper explores how young people in Malawi conceptualize sex and sexual relations through an ana...
This qualitative study explored the views and experiences of adolescents with perinatally acquired H...
School pupils in Tanzania have been identified as a risk group for HIV/AIDS, so a large part of TANE...
Objective: This qualitative study explored the views and experiences of adolescents with perinatally...
This study aimed to gain more insight into young Rwandans ’ perceptions on sex and relationships, wh...
There are gaps in research exploring young people’s strategies for school-based HIV prevention-orien...
Conventional health promotion models of behaviour change tend to explain « risky » sexual behaviour ...
Research on the risk of HIV/AIDS among youth in Africa has often focused on sexual behaviors, but do...
Socially constructed ideas of gender norms and values attached to sexuality need to be considered wh...
This study aimed to gain more insight into young Rwandans' perceptions on sex and relationships, whi...
textabstractHIV/AIDS among youth is a serious problem in South Africa. Cross-gender relations and as...
Introduction Female adolescents living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus are a unique population fac...
This paper examines timing of puberty and mechanisms through which society prepares adolescents to u...
Young people are increasingly engaging in sexual risk behaviours despite continued HIV and AIDS prev...