The negotiation of sexual relationships among school pupils in south-western Uganda
The negotiation of sexual relationships among school pupils in south-western Uganda
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DOI：
10.1080/09540120020018206
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发表时间：
2001-02-01
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
Kinsman, J
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作者：
Nyanzi, S;Pool, R;Kinsman, J
这项研究的目的是探讨乌干达西南部的在校青少年如何谈判性关系。在一系列角色扮演、焦点小组讨论和一对一访谈中，从15名男孩和15名女孩（14-18岁）获得了定性数据。对同一所学校的80名学生（12-20岁）进行了问卷调查。大多数学生都有性行为。男孩和女孩之间的性关系是由同龄人调解的。男孩们开始交往。交换在两性关系的谈判中起着重要的作用。金钱或礼物被给予和接受，以换取性方面的好处，并加强关系。为了最大化收益，一些青少年与成年人发生性关系。性关系的特点是模棱两可。爱情与性欲、金钱和声望交织在一起。女孩必须足够露骨才能得到好的交易;如果她们太露骨，她们会被指责为“放荡”，但如果她们对钱不感兴趣，她们可能会被怀疑想传播艾滋病毒。男孩试图说服女孩，他们有钱，但不想强调这一点太多。在性谈判中，男孩必须说服女孩，尽管他是现代的、老练的（即经验丰富的），但他并不追求每一个女孩;女孩不想表现得像一个天真的处女，但也不想给人留下她放荡的印象。传统的女性贞节、柔顺的理想与现代的性自由形象之间存在着张力。多重伙伴关系被高度评价为成熟的标志。会议被认为不重要。旨在减少艾滋病毒传播的干预措施似乎没有对这一青少年群体的行为产生影响。相反，冒险的态度和行为是青少年对现代化和成熟的理想的一部分。需要采取新的办法来说服这一群体进行变革。将干预措施的来源从成年人转向青少年本身，鼓励女孩尝试其他赚钱手段，并驳斥拥有多个伴侣是复杂的想法，这些可能是富有成效的替代办法。
The objective of the study was to explore how school-going adolescents in south-western Uganda negotiate sexual relationships. Qualitative data were obtained from 15 boys and 15 girls (14-18 years old), during a series of role plays, focus group discussions and one-to-one interviews. A questionnaire was administered to 80 pupils (12-20 years old) from the same school. Most of the pupils were sexually active. Sexual relationships between boys and girls were mediated by peers. Boys initiated relationships. Exchange played an important role in the negotiation of sexual relationships. Money or gifts were given and received in exchange for sexual favours and to strengthen the relationship. To maximize gains, some adolescents had sexual relationships with adults. Sexual relationships were characterized by ambiguity. Love is intertwined with sexual desire, money and prestige. Girls have to be explicit enough to get a good deal; if they are too explicit they will be stigmatized as 'loose' but if they are not interested in money they may be suspected of wanting to spread HIV. Boys try to persuade girls that they have money, but do not want to emphasize this too much. In sexual negotiations a boy must persuade a girl that although he is modern and sophisticated (i.e. experienced) he does not chase after every girl; the girl does not want to come over as an unsophisticated virgin, bur does not want to give the impression that she is loose either. There is a tension between the traditional ideal of female chastity and submissiveness and the modern image of sexual freedom. Multiple partnerships were highly valued as a sign of sophistication. Condoms were not considered important. Interventions aimed at reducing the spread of HIV do not seem to be having an effect on the behaviour of this group of adolescents. On the contrary, risky attitudes and behaviour are part of an adolescent ideal of modernity and sophistication. New approaches are needed to persuade this group of the need for change. Shifting the source of interventions from adults to the adolescents themselves, encouraging girls to try other means of earning money and debunking the idea that having many partners is sophisticated may be productive alternatives.