Coerced First Intercourse and Reproductive Health Among Adolescent Women in Rakai, Uganda

Risk-taking, revictimisation and perpetration of sexual violence in ten southern African countries

“…Nonetheless, one can say that these associations are consistent with previously published evidence on the negative mental health outcomes of child sexual abuse. It also fits with our earlier national study in South Africa (Andersson et al, 2004) and other studies (Cohen et al, 2000;Koenig et al, 2004;Sikkema et al, 2007).…”

Coerced First Sex among Adolescent Girls in Sub-Saharan Africa: Prevalence and Context

“…17 A recent study in Uganda found that adolescents who reported coerced first intercourse were significantly less likely than those who did not experience coercion at debut to be currently using modern contraceptives, to have used a condom at last intercourse and to have used condoms consistently in the last six months and were more likely to report their most recent pregnancy as unintended (among everpregnant women) and to report one or more genital tract infections. 18 Fear of violence can also impact a woman's willingness to take protective action at the time of sex. A study among young women in South Africa found that partner violence and the fear of violence prevented girls from saying "no" to sex and compromised condom use.…”

Results of Social Surveys to Identify Forms of Stigma and Discrimination of People Living With Hiv in Tajikistan

“…Насилие является одним из жестоких последствий стигмы, с которым стал-киваются, главным образом, женщины [32][33][34]. Женщины и девушки сообщают о росте случаев жестокого обращения со стороны их партнеров в ответ на просьбы пользоваться презервативами, обращение в службы добровольного консультирования и тестирования, отказ от половых отношений в браке или от внебрачного секса или получение положительного результата тестирования на ВИЧ [35][36][37][38].…”