Young people's and stakeholders' perspectives of adolescent sexual risk behavior in Kilifi County, Kenya: A qualitative study

Journal of Health Psychology
Derrick SsewanyanaAmina Abubakar

Abstract

A lack of research exists around the most common forms of sexual risk behaviors among adolescents, including their underlying factors, in Sub-Saharan Africa. Using an Ecological Model of Adolescent Behavior, we explore the perceptions of 85 young people and 10 stakeholders on sexual risk behavior of adolescents in Kilifi County on the coast of Kenya. Our findings show that transactional sex, early sexual debut, coerced sex, and multiple sexual partnerships are prevalent. An urgent need exists to develop measures to counter sexual risk behaviors. The results contribute to understanding the range of risks and protective factors in differing contexts, tackling underlying issues at individual, family, local institutional, wider socio-economic, and political levels.

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Citations

Jul 10, 2019·BMC Medicine·Patricia NjugunaPhilip Bejon
Apr 28, 2020·International Journal of Public Health·Kimathi RobertOtiso Lilian
Mar 28, 2020·International Journal of Behavioral Medicine·Derrick SsewanyanaAmina Abubakar
Jul 29, 2020·Archives of Sexual Behavior·Edinah CasmirKenneth Ngure

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