A matter of sexual confidence
Young men’s non-prescription use of Viagra in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15099778 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rosalijn Both (0000-0001-8598-3656, University of Amsterdam, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 495-508 |
| Publication date | 2016-05-03 |
| 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 | 10.1080/13691058.2015.1101489 |
| PMID | 26555512 |
| OpenAlex | W2152519954 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 18 |
This paper examines the non-prescription use of the sexual enhancement drug Viagra by young men in Addis Ababa. Data was collected through repeated in-depth interviews with 14 Viagra users - heterosexual men between the ages of 21 and 35 - and focus-group discussions with 21 male and 22 female university students. Study participants turned to Viagra to impress lovers, as a 'support mechanism' when feeling weak or tired, to counteract the effects of chewing the stimulant plant khat and to satisfy what they perceived as a psychological 'addiction'. More generally, young men used Viagra to quell anxieties about what they perceived as women's growing expectations about their sexual performance - informed by changing gender relations and sexual expectations, constructions of masculinity that emphasise sexual prowess, and a misreading of women's sexual desires largely fuelled by the emergence of pornography as a new standard for sexual performance. While some men gained sexual confidence by using Viagra, others - particularly those who used Viagra regularly - paradoxically experienced feelings of loss of manhood
Developmental psychology · Feeling · Focus group · Human sexuality · Khat · Masculinity · Medical prescription · Pornography · Psychiatry · Sexual desire · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Gender Studies · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Medicine · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,2 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2024 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |