Community Factors Shaping Early Age at First Sex among Adolescents in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Malawi, and Uganda.

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dc.contributor.authorStephenson, Rob
dc.contributor.authorSimon, Calleen
dc.contributor.authorFinneran, Catherine
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-24T09:04:39Z
dc.date.available2016-02-24T09:04:39Z
dc.date.issued2014-06
dc.description.abstractUsing data from the National Survey of Adolescents (2004), we examine the community-level factors associated with early age at first sex among adolescents 14-19 years old in four African countries. Regression models are fitted separately by sex for each country for an outcome measuring early age at first sex, with a focus on community-level factors as potential influences of age on sexual debut. The community-level factors associated with adolescents’ sexual debut vary widely by both country and gender. Community influences that emerge as risk or protective factors of early sexual debut include community levels of adolescent marriage, wealth, religious group affiliation, sex education, parental monitoring, reproductive health knowledge, media exposure, membership in adolescent social group, and use of alcohol. Results indicate the importance of context-specific understanding of adolescents’ sexual behaviour and suggest how elements of place should be harnessed in the development of effective HIV and sexual health interventions.en_US
dc.identifier.citationStephenson Rob, Simon Calleen, Finneran Catherine. Community Factors Shaping Early Age at First Sex among Adolescents in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Malawi, and Uganda. Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition. 2014 Jun; 32(2): 161-175.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1606-0997
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/174119
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4216953/?report=classicen_US
dc.subjectAdolescentsen_US
dc.subjectCommunityen_US
dc.subjectMultiple partnershipsen_US
dc.subjectSexual behaviouren_US
dc.subjectSexual debuten_US
dc.subjectYouthen_US
dc.subjectAfricaen_US
dc.titleCommunity Factors Shaping Early Age at First Sex among Adolescents in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Malawi, and Uganda.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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