Family background, sexual behaviour, and HIV/Aids vulnerability of female street hawkers in Lagos metropolis, Nigeria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4388375 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Lekan Oyefara (0000-0003-2606-7716, University of Ibadan, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 186 |
| Pages | 687-698 |
| Publication date | 2005-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Social Science Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-8701 • E-ISSN: 1468-2451 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-2451.2005.00585.x |
| OpenAlex | W1991380039 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 6 |
This article examines the sexual behaviour and the HIV/AIDS knowledge and vulnerability of female street hawkers in Lagos metropolis, Nigeria. A total of 126 female street hawkers under 18 were sampled in a cross-sectional survey and six Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) were conducted to generate data from respondents. Data on sexual behaviour reveal that 79.4% of respondents are sexually active, while 62.6% of them initiated sexual intercourse at 11 years old or below. Data on knowledge about HIV/AIDS show that all the respondents have heard about the pandemic. Specifically, 64.3% and 35.7% of respondents mentioned sexual intercourse and blood contact as major routes for HIV transmission, respectively. Only 7.1% of the respondents use condoms during sexual intercourse. FGD data show significant relationships between sexual behaviour and condom use and the poverty level of the families, parental neglect, and poor parent - child communication. Since female street hawkers in Nigeria are highly vulnerable to HIV infection, the government and NGOs working on the prevention of HIV/AIDS should pay special attention to children, especially urban street hawkers
Condom · Developing country · Economic growth · Environmental health · Family medicine · Focus group · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Human sexuality · Neglect · Population · Poverty · Psychiatry · Sexual intercourse · Sociology · Vulnerability (computing) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · Gender Studies · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2015 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |