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Relationship dynamics and teenage pregnancy in South Africa.
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It is argued that the associations between forced sexual initiation and unwillingness to confront an unfaithful partner are mediated through unequal power relations within the relationship which are reinforced by violence and may suggest that more of the pregnancies were wanted than was suggested.About:
This article is published in Social Science & Medicine.The article was published on 2001-03-01. It has received 386 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Sexual partner & Teenage pregnancy.read more
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The epidemiology of rape and sexual coercion in South Africa: an overview.
Rachel Jewkes,Naeemah Abrahams +1 more
TL;DR: The rape statistic for the country is currently elusive but levels of non-consensual and coerced sex are clearly very high, and international comparison needs to be approached with caution.
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Violence and injuries in South Africa: prioritising an agenda for prevention
TL;DR: The magnitude, contexts of occurrence, and patterns of violence, and refer to traffic-related and other unintentional injuries are reviewed, with a focus on homicide, and violence against women and children.
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Preventing intimate partner and sexual violence against women: taking action and generating evidence
TL;DR: The health outcomes due to intimate partner and sexual violence are comparable to (and in some cases exceed) those associated with many other better-known health risk factors.
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The Effect of Power in Sexual Relationships on Sexual and Reproductive Health: An Examination of the Evidence
TL;DR: Results to date suggest that when the role of gender-based power is made an integral feature of sexual and reproductive health programs, there is a considerable payoff for both women and men.
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Transactional sex among women in Soweto, South Africa: prevalence, risk factors and association with HIV infection
Kristin Dunkle,Rachel Jewkes,Heather C. Brown,Glenda E. Gray,James A. McIntryre,Sioḃán D. Harlow +5 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that transactional sex may place women at increased risk for HIV, and is associated with gender-based violence, substance use and socio-economic disadvantage.
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The social context of AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that sexual activity in sub-Saharan Africa has not been subject to the same moral and religious constraints as in the West, and that the lesser constraints on acceptable sexual activity have resulted in a high level of heterosexual networking which provides both a considerable risk of HIV transmission and a strong resistance to the control of AIDS through the enforcement of monogamy.
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He forced me to love him: putting violence on adolescent sexual health agendas.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the findings of a qualitative study conducted among Xhosa-speaking adolescent women in South Africa which revealed male violent and coercive practices to dominate their sexual relationships.
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Sexual decision-making and negotiation in the midst of AIDS: youth in KwaZulu-Natal South Africa.
TL;DR: The most recent national survey conducted in South Africa identified an 18.2% prevalence of HIV infection in KwaZulu/Natal province 26% higher than the level of infection during the preceding year as mentioned in this paper.
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Sexual behaviour, contraceptive practice and reproductive health among school adolescents in rural Transkei
TL;DR: Sexual maturation occurs at an earlier age than previously among rural Transkeian adolescents, associated with early initiation and a high level of sexual activity, low contraceptive usage, and ahigh rate of adolescent pregnancy and STDs, which therefore expose adolescents to a high risk of HIV infection.