Lusajo J Kajula

• Economic vulnerabilities, mental health, and coping strategies among Tanzanian youth during Covid-19

  Open Access•Stephanie S Zuilkowski, Sarah Quiñones et al.•ARTICLE•BMC Public Health•2024

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  These findings underscore the potential opportunity to promote policies and programs which address risks youth face. Recommended measures include expansion and adaptation of social protection policies, strengthened food and nutrition surveillance and referral systems, and scaling up community-based mental health programming

• You are looked upon as a luxury tool’

  Kate Rogers, Lusajo J Kajula et al.•ARTICLE•Culture Health & Sexuality•2024

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  a Swahili street term for a type of transactional sex practised in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Rooted in economic and gender disparity, transactional sex increases adolescent girls' and young women's vulnerability to HIV and gender-based violence. We sought to understand perceived community attitudes about kudanga, and how the internalisation of norms surrounding gender-based violence relate to the experiences of young women who practise kudanga. Us…

• Reaching Out-of-school Adolescent Girls and Young Women at Risk for HIV Through Their Social Networks

  Open Access•Thespina J Yamanis, Marta Mulawa et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS and Behavior•2023

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• Whither ‘Sub-Saharan Africa’ Can We Use the Compass Instead

  Open Access•Lusajo J Kajula, Chambi Chachage•ARTICLE•CODESRIA Bulletin•2023•Referências: 2

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  Currently, there are few conversations about the term ‘Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)’ (L.T. 2019) and its continued use (Zeleza 2022; Daley and Murrey, 2022). An end to the use of this problematic term is long overdue, and African voices on this matter should be amplified. This contribution to the literature aims to offer a solid reference point to support discussions about the discontinued use of this virulent term due to its racialist origins and ra…

• Intimate partner violence perpetration and sexual risk behaviour

  Open Access•H Luz Mcnaughton Reyes, Suzanne Maman et al.•ARTICLE•Global Public Health•2022

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  In this study we examined factors that predict involvement in different patterns of sexual risk behavior and IPV perpetration among young men in Tanzania ( n = 979), with a focus on identifying factors that distinguish men who engage in both behaviours from those who do not. Risk factors were drawn from three domains thought to be upstream drivers of both IPV and sexual risk: poverty, adverse childhood experiences, and inequitable gender norms. A…

• The Intersection of Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration and Sexual Risk Behavior Among Young Men in Tanzania

  Open Access•H Luz Mcnaughton Reyes, Suzanne Maman et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS and Behavior•2021

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• Exploring multilevel social determinants of depressive symptoms for Tanzanian adolescents

  Open Access•Leah Prencipe, Tanja A J Houweling et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Epidemiology and…•2021•Referências: 40

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  BACKGROUND: Depression has substantial and enduring impacts for adolescents, particularly those living in poverty. Yet, evidence on its determinants in low-income countries remains scarce. We examined the social determinants of depressive symptoms for Tanzanian adolescents. METHODS: We used cross-sectional data for 2458 adolescents (aged 14-19), to describe associations with depressive symptoms within and across five domains-demographic, economic…

• Social and structural determinants of youth alcohol use in Tanzania

  Open Access•Marni Sommer, Sylvia Kaaya et al.•ARTICLE•Global Public Health•2020

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  Adolescent alcohol use remains an under-addressed population health issue across Africa. Although the literature explores the intersection of alcohol use and vulnerability to HIV and AIDS, there is limited evidence on the gendered uptake and use of alcohol among adolescents. Capturing adolescents' voiced experiences about the societal influences shaping their alcohol usage is essential for identifying contextually relevant interventions to reduce…

• Sexual and Social Network Correlates of Willingness to Self-Test for HIV Among Ever-Tested and Never-Tested Men

  Donaldson F Conserve, Camden Bay et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS Care•2019

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  We examined factors associated with HIV self-testing (HIVST) willingness among male ever-testers and never-testers who participated in a midpoint survey of a cluster randomized controlled HIV prevention trial in Dar es Salaam. Linear mixed binary logistic regression models were constructed to examine factors (demographic, HIV risk behavior, and sexual/social network) associated with willingness to self-test. Sixtyseven percent of 301 never-tester…

• How Alcohol, Space, and Time Influence Young People’s Sexual Encounters in Tanzania

  Open Access•Marni Sommer, Richard Parker et al.•ARTICLE•Archives of Sexual Behavior•2019•Referências: 51

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  A significant under-addressed issue in the global adolescent health agenda is the interaction between alcohol use and sexual encounters among adolescent boys and girls in sub-Saharan Africa. The aim of this study was to explore the structural and environmental factors influencing young people's access to and use of alcohol, and subsequent engagement in safe or unsafe sexual behaviors in such contexts, from the perspective of young people themselv…

• Microfinance and health interventions

  Open Access•Peter Balvanz, Thespina J Yamanis et al.•ARTICLE•Global Public Health•2018

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  Poverty is associated with numerous poor health outcomes. Youth unemployment in Tanzania is approximately 13.7%, and concentrates in urban areas. These youth lack relevant job skills and access to financial capital. Microfinance continues to be implemented globally to address poverty, and increasingly has been linked to health interventions. Men less frequently are recipients of microfinance loans. We offered microcredit to young men in an area o…

• Correlates of Anxiety and Depression among Young Men Living in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

  Open Access•Lauren M Hill, Lusajo J Kajula et al.•ARTICLE•International Journal of Mental…•2018

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• Structural Network Position and Performance of Health Leaders Within an HIV Prevention Trial

  Open Access•Marta Mulawa, Marta I Mulawa et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS and Behavior•2018

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• Peer network influence on intimate partner violence perpetration among urban Tanzanian men

  Marta Mulawa, Lusajo J Kajula et al.•ARTICLE•Culture Health & Sexuality•2018

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  Male perpetration of intimate partner violence (IPV) against women in Tanzania is widespread. Theory and empirical evidence suggest peer networks may play an important role in shaping IPV perpetration, although research on this topic in sub-Saharan Africa is limited. Grounded in social learning theory, social influence theory, and the theory of gender and power, the purpose of this study was to examine whether and how peer networks influence men'…

• Infancy and Caring

  Open Access•Kari Vik, Vickfarajaeli Zebedayo Daudi et al.•ARTICLE•Psychology and Developing Societies•2018

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  Caregivers at an institution for motherless infants in rural Tanzania participated in focus group interviews and participant observations. This paper aims at describing how they perceive infancy, caring and sensitivity in their everyday context. It adds knowledge from Tanzania about institutional infant care and the concept of sensitivity in caregiving, based on an approach sensitive to culture and context. The main result is that the caregivers …

• Peer norms moderate the association between mental health and sexual risk behaviors among young men living in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  Open Access•Lauren M Hill, J Moody et al.•ARTICLE•Social Science & Medicine•2018•Citada por: 1•Referências: 55

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• Anxiety and depression strongly associated with sexual risk behaviors among networks of young men in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  Lauren M Hill, Suzanne Maman et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS Care•2017

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  This study tested the association between mental health scores and sexual risk behaviors among male members of social groups known as "camps" in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Anxiety and depression were measured using the HSCL-25 and condom use and sexual partner concurrency were assessed through self-report. A total of 1113 sexually active men with an average age of 27 years were included in the analyses. Higher anxiety and depression scores were sig…

• Effect of the PREPARE intervention on sexual initiation and condom use among adolescents aged 12–14

  Open Access•Elia John Mmbaga, Lusajo J Kajula et al.•ARTICLE•BMC Public Health•2017

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  Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12613000900718 , registered on 13 August, 2013

• Changes in Anxiety and Depression Symptoms Predict Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Young Men Living in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  Open Access•Lauren M Hill, Nisha C Gottfredson et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS and Behavior•2017

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• Parenting practices and styles associated with adolescent sexual health in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  Lusajo J Kajula, R Gonzalez Lopez et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS Care•2016

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  Parenting styles and practices are suggested to be important predictors of adolescent sexual health, mostly in Europe and North America. Limited research has been conducted on these processes in Sub-Saharan Africa, which has different patterns of adolescent sexual behavior and family traditions. This study qualitatively explored parenting practices and styles associated with adolescent sexual health in Tanzania, with 12 adolescents and 12 parents…

• Comparing Perceptions with Actual Reports of Close Friend’s HIV Testing Behavior Among Urban Tanzanian Men

  Open Access•Marta Mulawa, Thespina J Yamanis et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS and Behavior•2016

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• Social Network Influence on HIV Testing Among Urban Men in Tanzania

  Open Access•Thespina J Yamanis, Ervin Dervišević et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS and Behavior•2016

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• Evidence of social network influence on multiple HIV risk behaviors and normative beliefs among young Tanzanian men

  Open Access•Marta Mulawa, Thespina J Yamanis et al.•ARTICLE•Social Science & Medicine•2016•Citada por: 5•Referências: 39

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• Leveraging strong social ties among young men in Dar es Salaam

  Open Access•Suzanne Maman, Lusajo J Kajula et al.•ARTICLE•Global Public Health•2015

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  Gender inequality is at the core of the HIV patterns that are evident in sub-Saharan Africa. Gender-based violence (GBV) and lack of economic opportunity are important structural determinants of HIV risk. We piloted a microfinance and health promotion intervention among social networks of primarily young men in Dar es Salaam. Twenty-two individuals participated in the microfinance component and 30 peer leaders were recruited and trained in the pe…

• Vijana Vijiweni II

  Open Access•Lusajo J Kajula, Lusajo Kajula et al.•ARTICLE•BMC Public Health•2015

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  Clinical Trials.gov: NCT01865383 . Registration date: May 24, 2013

• Evidence of social network influence on multiple HIV risk behaviors and normative beliefs among young Tanzanian men

  Open Access•Marta Mulawa, Thespina J Yamanis et al.•ARTICLE•Social Science & Medicine•2016•Citada por: 5•Referências: 39

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• Social venues that protect against and promote HIV risk for young men in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  Open Access•Thespina J Yamanis, Suzanne Maman et al.•ARTICLE•Social Science & Medicine•2010•Citada por: 5•Referências: 41

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• Peer norms moderate the association between mental health and sexual risk behaviors among young men living in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  Open Access•Lauren M Hill, J Moody et al.•ARTICLE•Social Science & Medicine•2018•Citada por: 1•Referências: 55

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• Social venues that protect against and promote HIV risk for young men in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  Open Access•Thespina J Yamanis, Suzanne Maman et al.•ARTICLE•Social Science & Medicine•2010•Citada por: 5•Referências: 41

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• A review of studies of parent-child communication about sexuality and HIV/Aids in sub-Saharan Africa

  Open Access•Sheri Bastien, Lusajo J Kajula et al.•ARTICLE•Reproductive Health•2011

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  Parent-child sexuality communication has been identified as a protective factor for adolescent sexual and reproductive health, including HIV infection. The available literature on this topic in sub-Saharan Africa is increasing; however a systematic review of studies has not been conducted. This article reviews the literature in the area of parental or caregiver and child communication about sexuality and HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. A review o…

• From Coitus to Concurrency

  Open Access•Thespina J Yamanis, Irene A Doherty et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS and Behavior•2012

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• The changing cultural and economic dynamics of polygyny and concurrent sexual partnerships in Iringa, Tanzania

  Open Access•Cecilia Tomori, Leilani Francisco et al.•ARTICLE•Global Public Health•2013

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  Polygyny has been identified both as a 'benign' form of concurrency and as the cultural basis of concurrent partnerships that are considered important drivers of the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa. This paper investigates the changing cultural and economic dynamics of polygyny in concurrency in Iringa, Tanzania, a region with traditions of polygyny and high prevalence of HIV. Our analysis of focus group discussions, in-depth interviews and ke…

• Community perspectives on parental influence on engagement in multiple concurrent sexual partnerships among youth in Tanzania

  Jessica Fehringer, Jessica A Fehringer et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS Care•2013

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  Although concurrent sexual partnerships (CPs) have been hypothesized to be an important risk factor for HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, the social and cultural factors that encourage CPs are not well understood. This study explored the community's perspectives on the role that parents can play in influencing their children's decision to engage in CPs. We conducted 16 in-depth interviews, 32 focus group discussions, and 16 key informant interviews with…

• Dynamics of Parent–Adolescent Communication on Sexual Health and HIV/Aids in Tanzania

  Open Access•Lusajo J Kajula, Nicolas Sheon et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS and Behavior•2013

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• Leveraging strong social ties among young men in Dar es Salaam

  Open Access•Suzanne Maman, Lusajo J Kajula et al.•ARTICLE•Global Public Health•2015

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  Gender inequality is at the core of the HIV patterns that are evident in sub-Saharan Africa. Gender-based violence (GBV) and lack of economic opportunity are important structural determinants of HIV risk. We piloted a microfinance and health promotion intervention among social networks of primarily young men in Dar es Salaam. Twenty-two individuals participated in the microfinance component and 30 peer leaders were recruited and trained in the pe…

• Vijana Vijiweni II

  Open Access•Lusajo J Kajula, Lusajo Kajula et al.•ARTICLE•BMC Public Health•2015

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  Clinical Trials.gov: NCT01865383 . Registration date: May 24, 2013

• Adolescents’ Communication with Parents, Other Adult Family Members and Teachers on Sexuality

  Open Access•Francis Sande Namisi, Francis Namisi et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS and Behavior•2015

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• Young Men’s Social Network Characteristics and Associations with Sexual Partnership Concurrency in Tanzania

  Open Access•Thespina J Yamanis, Jacob C Fisher et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS and Behavior•2015

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• Parenting practices and styles associated with adolescent sexual health in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  Lusajo J Kajula, R Gonzalez Lopez et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS Care•2016

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  Parenting styles and practices are suggested to be important predictors of adolescent sexual health, mostly in Europe and North America. Limited research has been conducted on these processes in Sub-Saharan Africa, which has different patterns of adolescent sexual behavior and family traditions. This study qualitatively explored parenting practices and styles associated with adolescent sexual health in Tanzania, with 12 adolescents and 12 parents…

• Comparing Perceptions with Actual Reports of Close Friend’s HIV Testing Behavior Among Urban Tanzanian Men

  Open Access•Marta Mulawa, Thespina J Yamanis et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS and Behavior•2016

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• Social Network Influence on HIV Testing Among Urban Men in Tanzania

  Open Access•Thespina J Yamanis, Ervin Dervišević et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS and Behavior•2016

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• Evidence of social network influence on multiple HIV risk behaviors and normative beliefs among young Tanzanian men

  Open Access•Marta Mulawa, Thespina J Yamanis et al.•ARTICLE•Social Science & Medicine•2016•Citada por: 5•Referências: 39

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• Anxiety and depression strongly associated with sexual risk behaviors among networks of young men in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  Lauren M Hill, Suzanne Maman et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS Care•2017

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  This study tested the association between mental health scores and sexual risk behaviors among male members of social groups known as "camps" in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Anxiety and depression were measured using the HSCL-25 and condom use and sexual partner concurrency were assessed through self-report. A total of 1113 sexually active men with an average age of 27 years were included in the analyses. Higher anxiety and depression scores were sig…

• Effect of the PREPARE intervention on sexual initiation and condom use among adolescents aged 12–14

  Open Access•Elia John Mmbaga, Lusajo J Kajula et al.•ARTICLE•BMC Public Health•2017

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  Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12613000900718 , registered on 13 August, 2013

• Changes in Anxiety and Depression Symptoms Predict Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Young Men Living in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  Open Access•Lauren M Hill, Nisha C Gottfredson et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS and Behavior•2017

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• Microfinance and health interventions

  Open Access•Peter Balvanz, Thespina J Yamanis et al.•ARTICLE•Global Public Health•2018

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  Poverty is associated with numerous poor health outcomes. Youth unemployment in Tanzania is approximately 13.7%, and concentrates in urban areas. These youth lack relevant job skills and access to financial capital. Microfinance continues to be implemented globally to address poverty, and increasingly has been linked to health interventions. Men less frequently are recipients of microfinance loans. We offered microcredit to young men in an area o…

• Correlates of Anxiety and Depression among Young Men Living in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

  Open Access•Lauren M Hill, Lusajo J Kajula et al.•ARTICLE•International Journal of Mental…•2018

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• Structural Network Position and Performance of Health Leaders Within an HIV Prevention Trial

  Open Access•Marta Mulawa, Marta I Mulawa et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS and Behavior•2018

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• Peer network influence on intimate partner violence perpetration among urban Tanzanian men

  Marta Mulawa, Lusajo J Kajula et al.•ARTICLE•Culture Health & Sexuality•2018

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  Male perpetration of intimate partner violence (IPV) against women in Tanzania is widespread. Theory and empirical evidence suggest peer networks may play an important role in shaping IPV perpetration, although research on this topic in sub-Saharan Africa is limited. Grounded in social learning theory, social influence theory, and the theory of gender and power, the purpose of this study was to examine whether and how peer networks influence men'…

• Infancy and Caring

  Open Access•Kari Vik, Vickfarajaeli Zebedayo Daudi et al.•ARTICLE•Psychology and Developing Societies•2018

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  Caregivers at an institution for motherless infants in rural Tanzania participated in focus group interviews and participant observations. This paper aims at describing how they perceive infancy, caring and sensitivity in their everyday context. It adds knowledge from Tanzania about institutional infant care and the concept of sensitivity in caregiving, based on an approach sensitive to culture and context. The main result is that the caregivers …

• Peer norms moderate the association between mental health and sexual risk behaviors among young men living in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  Open Access•Lauren M Hill, J Moody et al.•ARTICLE•Social Science & Medicine•2018•Citada por: 1•Referências: 55

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• Sexual and Social Network Correlates of Willingness to Self-Test for HIV Among Ever-Tested and Never-Tested Men

  Donaldson F Conserve, Camden Bay et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS Care•2019

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  We examined factors associated with HIV self-testing (HIVST) willingness among male ever-testers and never-testers who participated in a midpoint survey of a cluster randomized controlled HIV prevention trial in Dar es Salaam. Linear mixed binary logistic regression models were constructed to examine factors (demographic, HIV risk behavior, and sexual/social network) associated with willingness to self-test. Sixtyseven percent of 301 never-tester…

• How Alcohol, Space, and Time Influence Young People’s Sexual Encounters in Tanzania

  Open Access•Marni Sommer, Richard Parker et al.•ARTICLE•Archives of Sexual Behavior•2019•Referências: 51

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  A significant under-addressed issue in the global adolescent health agenda is the interaction between alcohol use and sexual encounters among adolescent boys and girls in sub-Saharan Africa. The aim of this study was to explore the structural and environmental factors influencing young people's access to and use of alcohol, and subsequent engagement in safe or unsafe sexual behaviors in such contexts, from the perspective of young people themselv…

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