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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
arts and humanities
Urban-rural differences in the socioeconomic deprivation-Sexual behavior link in Kenya
Social Science and Medicine, Volume 64, No. 5, Year 2007
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Description
We compare the impact of socioeconomic deprivation on risky sexual outcomes in rural and urban Kenya. Quantitative data are drawn from the Demographic & Health Surveys (DHS) and qualitative data from the Sexual Networking and Associated Reproductive and Social Health Concerns study. Using two separate indicators of deprivation we show that, although poverty is significantly associated with the examined sexual outcomes in all settings, the urban poor are significantly more likely than their rural counterparts to have an early sexual debut and a greater incidence of multiple sexual partnerships. The disadvantage of the urban poor is accentuated for married women; those in Nairobi's slums are at least three times as likely to have multiple sexual partners as their rural counterparts. The implications of these findings are discussed. © 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Dodoo, Francis Nii Amoo
Unknown Affiliation
Zulu, Eliya Msiyaphazi
Unknown Affiliation
Ezeh, Alex Chika
Unknown Affiliation
Statistics
Citations: 149
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.10.007
ISSN:
02779536
Research Areas
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Study Approach
Qualitative
Quantitative
Study Locations
Kenya
Participants Gender
Female