Students’ knowledge of the use of herbs and other agents as preparation for sexual intercourse
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15217143 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marian Pitts (University of Staffordshire, corresponding author), Noleen Magunje (University of Zimbabwe), James Mcmaster (0000-0001-5207-1642, University of Zimbabwe), John Mcmaster |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 91-99 |
| Publication date | 1994-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Care For Women International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07399339409516101 |
| PMID | 8002412 |
| OpenAlex | W1977204532 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 5 |
Interest is growing in the use of herbal and other agents as a preparation for sexual intercourse. Concern has been expressed that such traditional practices, which are widespread in central and southern Africa, may increase women's risks of cervical cancer and infection with the human immunodeficiency virus. We examined the knowledge and beliefs associated with these practices in a sample of educated young men and women in Zimbabwe. We found that there was widespread knowledge of the use of herbs as a preparation for sex and that the purpose of the practice was to enhance men's sexual experience. Both men and women indicated ambivalent attitudes toward the practice; an interesting pattern of actual and perceived expectations was found. The need for preventive health education concerning these practices is discussed
Ambivalence · Condom · Developmental psychology · Environmental health · Family medicine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Human sexuality · Population · Reproductive health · Safer sex · Sexual behavior · Sexual intercourse · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues · Gender Studies · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.12 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2001 - 2017 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |