Sexual initiation and childbearing among adolescent girls in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 3972928 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Ntsiki Manzini (University of KwaZulu-Natal, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 2001 |
| Volumen | 9 |
| Número | 17 |
| Páginas | 44-52 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2001-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | No |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Reproductive Health Matters (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0968-8080 • E-ISSN: 1460-9576 |
| Editorial | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1016/s0968-8080(01)90007-2 |
| PMID | 11468845 |
| OpenAlex | W2010651402 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 33 |
| Referencias citadas | 13 |
A girl's first sexual intercourse is often unplanned and may put her at risk of STDs and HIV infection as well as unwanted pregnancy. The high prevalence of HIV among 15–24 year olds in KwaZulu Natal suggests that sex is initiated at an early age. This paper is based on a 1999 survey in South Africa which identified age of sexual debut and childbearing among adolescent girls in KwaZulu Natal. Of a sample of 796 girls, almost half had already had first sexual intercourse at a mean age of 16. Of these, 44 per cent reported having communicated with their first partner about preventing pregnancy, of whom 36 per cent were able to use a contraceptive method. The majority used a male condom, the pill or injectable. Similarly, 30 per cent had used a method, almost all of them a male condom, to prevent a sexually transmitted disease at first sex. About half of the girls had ever been pregnant and a large percentage of these indicated that the pregnancy had been unwanted. If sexuality education were to begin before puberty, at age 9–10 and in primary school then many more girls would be in a better position to make informed choices about their sexual activities by the time they begin to engage in sex or reach menarche.RésuméPour les filles, le premier rapport sexuel est souvent imprévu et il peut les placer à risque de contracter une MST, le VIH ou de démarrer une grossesse non désirée. La forte prévalence du VIH parmi les jeunes de 15 à 24 ans dans le Kwazulu Natal indique que les relations sexuelles commencent tôt. Cet article est fondé sur une enquête de 1999 qui a identifié l'âge des premiers rapports et de la procréation chez des adolescentes au Kwazulu Natal, en Afrique du Sud. Presque la moitié des 796 filles de l'échantillon avaient déjá eu leur premier rapport sexuel, à l'âge moyen de 16 ans. Sur ce nombre, 44% avaient parlé avec leur premier partenaire des moyens d'éviter une grossesse et 36% avaient pu utiliser une contraception. La majorité d'entre elles avaient utilisé un préservatif masculin, la pilule ou un contraceptif injectable. De même, 30% avaient utilisé une méthode, presque toujours le préservatif masculin, pour prévenir une MST lors du premier rapport sexuel. Prés de la moitié des filles avaient déjà été enceintes et pour un fort pourcentage cette grossesse n'était pas désirée. Si l'éducation sexuelle commençait avant la puberté, à l'âge de 9 ou 10 ans et à l'école primaire, davantage de filles seraient plus à même de faire des choix informés sur leurs activités sexuelles au moment oú elles commencent à avoir des rapports ou atteignent la ménarche.ZusammenfassungEl primer coito que experimenta una mujer ocurre frecuentemente sin planificación, exponiéndola al riesgo de contraer una ETS o el VIH y de quedar embarazada. La alta prevalencia de VIH entre las mujeres de entre 15 y 24 años en Kwazulu Natal sugiere que se inician las relaciones sexuales a una edad temprana. Este articulo está basado en una encuesta llevada a cabo en Sudáfrica en 1999, la cual identificaba la edad del inicio sexual y de la maternidad entre las adolescentes en Kwazulu Natal. De una muestra de 796 muchachas, casi la mitad ya habian experimentado su primer coito a una edad promedia de 16 años. De estas, 44 por ciento reportaron haberse comunicado con su primer pareja acera de la prevención del embarazo, y de ellas, 36 por ciento habían podido usar un método anticonceptivo. La mayoría usaron un condón masculino, la píldora o un inyectable. De manera similar, 30 por ciento había usado un método - casi todos un condón masculino - para prevenir una enfermedad de transmisión sexual con el primer coito. Aproximadamente la mitad de las jóvenes habían estado embarazadas alguna vez y un porcentaje grande de ellas indicaron que el embarazo no era deseado. Si se comenzara la educación sexual antes de la pubertad, a los 9 o 10 años, en la escuela primaria, entonces más muchachas jóvenes estarían en una situación favorable para tomar decisiones informadas acerca de sus actividades sexuales cuando inicien su vida sexual o lleguen a la menarquia
Condom · Developed country · Developing country · Developmental psychology · Environmental health · Family medicine · Family planning · Girl · Gynecology · Human sexuality · Menarche · Pill · Population · Pregnancy · Research methodology · Sexual intercourse · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · Gender Studies · HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Psychology
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| Citas por año | 1,32 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2001 - 2023 (23) |
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