TY - JOUR
T1 - Social and behavioral correlates of adolescent sexual experience and intention to use condoms in Northwestern Botswana
AU - Barchi, Francis
AU - Apps, Helen
AU - Ntshebe, Oleosi
AU - Ramaphane, Peggie
N1 - Funding Information:
The work is supported by grants from Amplify Change [Grant No. 69E5-8TBU-NS Recipient: WoMen Against Rape] and by the Healthy Communities program at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey [Principal Investigator: Francis Barchi]. This research project is part of a multiyear collaboration between WoMen Against Rape (WAR), the Northwest District Regional Offices of the Ministry of Basic Education, and the principals and counsellors at six secondary schools in Maun, Botswana. It is being conducted under the umbrella of the Mahube Partnership for Transformation, a collaboration between the government of Botswana and Rutgers University. Special thanks are due the counsellors and staff at WoMen Against Rape who assisted in data collection.
Funding Information:
Funding: The work is supported by grants from Amplify Change [Grant No. 69E5-8TBU-NS Recipient: WoMen Against Rape] and by the Healthy Communities program at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey [Principal Investigator: Francis Barchi].
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PY - 2021/6/1
Y1 - 2021/6/1
N2 - Adolescent sexual behavior is shaped by individual, social, and structural factors that can increase HIV-risk, unwanted pregnancy, and sexually transmitted disease. To inform the development of a comprehensive sexuality education program, 239 secondary school adolescents ages 14–19 in Maun, Botswana, completed a survey of sexual and reproductive health knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors in February–March 2020. Bivariate and multivariate analyses examined factors associated with sexual experience and perceived ability to insist on condoms. Approximately 21% of respondents reported having had sexual intercourse. More than half felt able to insist on condoms. Sources of information about human reproduction, alcohol use, attitudes about when sex is acceptable, and perceived sexual activity by one’s peers were predictive of sexual experience. Age, confidence in correct condom use, perceived acceptability of adolescent sex with condoms, and endorsement of prevailing gender norms were significantly associated with perceived ability to insist on condom use.
AB - Adolescent sexual behavior is shaped by individual, social, and structural factors that can increase HIV-risk, unwanted pregnancy, and sexually transmitted disease. To inform the development of a comprehensive sexuality education program, 239 secondary school adolescents ages 14–19 in Maun, Botswana, completed a survey of sexual and reproductive health knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors in February–March 2020. Bivariate and multivariate analyses examined factors associated with sexual experience and perceived ability to insist on condoms. Approximately 21% of respondents reported having had sexual intercourse. More than half felt able to insist on condoms. Sources of information about human reproduction, alcohol use, attitudes about when sex is acceptable, and perceived sexual activity by one’s peers were predictive of sexual experience. Age, confidence in correct condom use, perceived acceptability of adolescent sex with condoms, and endorsement of prevailing gender norms were significantly associated with perceived ability to insist on condom use.
KW - Adolescents
KW - Africa
KW - Condoms
KW - Gender norms
KW - HIV-risk behavior
KW - Sexual debut
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U2 - 10.3390/ijerph18115583
DO - 10.3390/ijerph18115583
M3 - Article
C2 - 34073683
AN - SCOPUS:85106245699
SN - 1661-7827
VL - 18
JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
IS - 11
M1 - 5583
ER -