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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Sexual risk behavior among south african adolescents: Is orphan status a factor?
AIDS and Behavior, Volume 10, No. 6, Year 2006
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Description
There is concern that orphans may be at particular risk of HIV infection due to earlier age of sexual onset and higher likelihood of sexual exploitation or abuse; however, there is limited empirical evidence examining this phenomenon. Utilizing data from 1694 Black South African youth aged 14-18, of whom 31% are classified as orphaned, this analysis explores the relationship between orphan status and sexual risk. The analysis found both male and female orphans significantly more likely to have engaged in sex as compared to non-orphans (49% vs. 39%). After adjusting for socio-demographic variables, orphans were nearly one and half times more likely than non-orphans to have had sex. Among sexually active youth, orphans reported younger age of sexual intercourse with 23% of orphans having had sex by age 13 or younger compared to 15% of non-orphans. Programmatic implications of these findings for the care and protection of orphans are discussed. © 2006 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.
Authors & Co-Authors
Thurman, Tonya Renee
United States, New Orleans
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Brown, Lisanne F.
United States, New Orleans
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Richter, Linda M.
South Africa, Durban
University of Kwazulu-natal
Maharaj, Pranitha
South Africa, Durban
University of Kwazulu-natal
Magnani, Robert Joseph
United States, Durham
Fhi 360
Statistics
Citations: 209
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s10461-006-9104-8
ISSN:
10907165
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Participants Gender
Male
Female