From first love to marriage and maturity
A life-course perspective on HIV risk among young Swazi adults
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15099461 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Allison Ruark (0000-0002-5131-1568, Johns Hopkins University, corresponding author), Caitlin E Kennedy (0000-0001-6820-063X, Johns Hopkins University), Nonhlanhla Mazibuko (Swaziland National Trust Commission), Lunga Dlamini (Clinton Health Access Initiative), Amy Nunn (0000-0002-1362-2170, Brown University), Edward C Green (George Washington University), Pamela J Surkan (0000-0002-0334-5931, Johns Hopkins University) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 812-825 |
| Publication date | 2016-07-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Culture Health & Sexuality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1369-1058 • E-ISSN: 1464-5351 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13691058.2015.1134811 |
| PMID | 26901064 |
| OpenAlex | W2281742066 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 41 |
This paper uses a life-course approach to explore the sexual partnerships and HIV-related risk of men and women in Swaziland throughout their adolescence, 20s and 30s. Twenty-eight Swazi men and women between the ages of 20 and 39 discussed their life histories in 117 in-depth interviews, with an average follow-up of nine months. Many participants described painful childhood experiences, including a lack of positive role models for couple relationships. Women's first sexual partnerships often involved coercion or force and resulted in pregnancy and abandonment by partners, leaving women economically vulnerable. Most men and women reported a desire to marry and associated marriage with respectability and monogamy. Men typically did not feel ready to marry until their 30s, while women often married only after years in tumultuous relationships. A high degree of relationship instability and change was observed over the study period, with half of participants reporting concurrency within their primary relationship. Participants' narratives revealed significant sources and circumstances of risk, particularly multiple and concurrent sexual partnerships, violence and lack of mutual trust within relationships, as well as social ideals that may provide opportunities for effective HIV prevention
Developmental psychology · Family medicine · Human sexuality · Life course approach · Political science · Sexual relationship · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · Gender Studies · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2021 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |