Sexual coercion and reproductive health: A focus on research

Heise, Lori; Moore, Kirsten; Toubia, Nahid

doi:10.31899/rh5.1033

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“…Approximately 33% of girls (one out of every three) are sexually abused by age 18 (Finkelhor 1994;Loeb et al 2002;Wyatt et al 1999), and between 7% and 48% of girls and young women age 10-24 report their first sexual encounter as coerced (Heise et al 1995). Research has shown a relationship between sexual abuse and participation in risky sexual activities such as having multiple sexual partners, engaging in unprotected sex, and evidencing a lack of sexual assertiveness (Brown et al 1997;Green et al 2005;Johnsen and Harlow 1996;Johnson 1996).…”

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confidence: 91%

Protecting Our Daughters: Intersection of Race, Class and Gender in African American Mothers’ Socialization of Their Daughters’ Heterosexuality

Townsend

2008

Sex Roles

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Using a framework of intersectionality and Black feminist thought, this paper provides a conceptual exploration of the socialization process among African American mothers and daughters, with special attention given to the ways in which African American girls become aware of their mother's attitudes and beliefs concerning romantic relationships. Edmondson Bell, E. L., Nkomo, S. M. (1998). Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 29, 285-295 labeled this process armoring. I propose a model of sexual risk for low income African American girls in which the armoring process serves as the focal point. I then provide a conceptual discussion, comparing my proposed model to current social cognitive models in its ability to comprehensively explain the correlates and predictors of sexual behavior among this population. Implications concerning sexual risk prevention efforts are also discussed.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 91%

Protecting Our Daughters: Intersection of Race, Class and Gender in African American Mothers’ Socialization of Their Daughters’ Heterosexuality

Townsend

2008

Sex Roles

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“…19 Sexual coercion may occur at various moments in a woman's life, and even marital sex, far from being necessarily an act that provides mutual pleasure, is many times a sort of rough service achieved by force. 20 Sexual abuse may lead to unwanted pregnancies and to sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. 21 Several authors have noted that in Latin America, sexual violence reflects the existing gender inequalities, 22,23 including a representation of masculinity based on aggression and a show of force to prove one's virility.…”

Section: Context Of Sexual Activity During Adulthoodmentioning

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A Life Course Approach to Patterns and Trends in Modern Latin American Sexual Behavior

Bozon

Gayet

Barrientos

2009

JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

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This article explores trends in sexual behavior in Latin America, envisaged from a life-course perspective, taking into account social differences. It is focused on three main issues: the timing of early sexual and reproductive events, sexual activity during adulthood, and measurement of homosexuality-bisexuality. It draws on general population data from nonspecific surveys, as surveys dealing specifically with sexual behavior are scarce in Latin American countries. A traditional feature in these societies is the huge amount of social inequality, which translates directly into social differences in sexual experience, especially among women. Despite the decline in fertility, an early start of unions and of reproductive experience remains typical of groups with lower education. Another aspect is the diversity of national patterns and gender systems, very far from the image of cultural homogeneity generally associated with this region. Data show a low prevalence of homosexuality/bisexuality, which can be a result of underreporting. The paper eventually stresses the necessity of carrying out more sexual behavior surveys of the general population in the region.

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“…In many sub-Saharan African countries, young adulthood is also the time where young people are most vulnerable to HIV infection (US Bureau of the Census 1999). A growing body of research has examined the nature of transactional sex (Webb 1997, Jewkes and Abrahams 2002, Wojcicki 2002, and the relationship between coercion, sex, and possible outcomes such as disease transmission or unwanted pregnancy (Heise et al 1995, Luke 2001, MacPhail and Campbell 2001. These studies tend to take coercion, or the threat of it, as the point of departure for their research questions, and with good reason.…”

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‘Bus fare please’: the economics of sex and gifts among young people in urban South Africa

Kaufman¹,

Stavrou

2004

Culture, Health & Sexuality

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Sexual coercion and reproductive health: A focus on research

Cited by 133 publications

References 25 publications

Protecting Our Daughters: Intersection of Race, Class and Gender in African American Mothers’ Socialization of Their Daughters’ Heterosexuality

Protecting Our Daughters: Intersection of Race, Class and Gender in African American Mothers’ Socialization of Their Daughters’ Heterosexuality

A Life Course Approach to Patterns and Trends in Modern Latin American Sexual Behavior

‘Bus fare please’: the economics of sex and gifts among young people in urban South Africa

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