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Sexuality and the limits of agency among South African teenage women

Theorising femininities and their connections to HIV risk practises

Bibliographic Data

ID4915958
AuthorsRachel Jewkes (0000-0002-4330-6267, University of the Witwatersrand), Robert Morrell (0000-0002-6096-486X, University of Cape Town)
Year2012
Volume74
Issue11
Pages1729-1737
Publication date2012-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Science & Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.05.020
PMID21696874
PMCIDPMC3217103
OpenAlexW2095973603
LanguageEN
Citations received157
References cited29

Agency (philosophy · Family medicine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Human sexuality · Social science · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Medicine

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Unique citing works157
Citations per year11,21
Citation span2012 - 2026 (15)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedYes
Citation typesNeutral: 157
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