Peer Influences on Sexual Activity among Adolescents in Ghana.
Peer Influences on Sexual Activity among Adolescents in Ghana.
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1728-4465.2015.00012.x
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发表时间：
2015-03
影响因子：
2.1
通讯作者：
Ahiadeke C
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作者：
Bingenheimer JB;Asante E;Ahiadeke C
在撒哈拉以南非洲，同龄人对青少年性活动的影响知之甚少。更好地了解这些问题，可以采取更有效的干预措施，促进性健康和生殖健康。在加纳东南部的两个城镇，使用两波调查数据从青少年（n=1275），我们研究了年龄，性别和社区的同龄人群体特征的差异。我们还研究了同伴群体特征和自我报告的性行为开始，多个伙伴关系，以及缺乏一致的安全套使用与最近的合作伙伴超过20个月的随访期之间的前瞻性关联。同伴情境变量的性别差异很小。与反社会的同龄人和感知的同龄人规范有利于性的关系增加了过渡到第一次性行为的几率。拥有更多的朋友增加了年轻受访者获得多个性伴侣的几率。在男性中，认为同伴规范有利于性行为的几率增加了积累多个合作伙伴。没有同伴背景变量与最近的伴侣使用安全套显著相关。我们讨论了这些发现对撒哈拉以南非洲青少年性和生殖健康干预策略的影响。
Little is known about the influences of peers on the sexual activity of adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa. Better understanding of these issues could lead to more effective interventions promoting sexual and reproductive health. Using two waves survey data from adolescents (n=1275) in two towns in southeastern Ghana, we examined age, gender, and community differences in peer group characteristics. We also examine prospective associations between peer group characteristics and self-reported sexual initiation, multiple partnerships, and lack of consistent condom use with most recent partner over a 20-month follow-up period. Gender differences in peer context variables were small. Affiliation with antisocial peers and perceived peer norms favoring sex increased the odds of transition to first sex. Having more friends increased the odds of accruing multiple new sexual partners among younger respondents. Among males, perceived peer norms favoring sex increased the odds of accruing multiple partners. No peer context variables were significantly associated with condom use with most recent partner. We discuss the implications of these findings for adolescent sexual and reproductive health intervention strategies in sub-Saharan Africa.
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DOI：
10.1108/s1479-3679(2009)0000010007
发表时间：
2009-01-01
期刊：
GENDER, EQUALITY AND EDUCATION FROM INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES
影响因子：
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作者：
Bajaj, Monisha
通讯作者：
Bajaj, Monisha
影响因子：
1
作者：
Ampofo, A A
通讯作者：
Ampofo, A A
影响因子：
4.9
作者：
Babalola, S
通讯作者：
Babalola, S
影响因子：
168.9
作者：
Bearinger, Linda H.;Sieving, Renee E.;Sharma, Vinit
通讯作者：
Sharma, Vinit
DOI：
10.1363/ipsrh.35.072.09
发表时间：
2009-06-01
影响因子：
4.4
作者：
Biddlecom, Ann;Awusabo-Asare, Kofi;Bankole, Akinrinola
通讯作者：
Bankole, Akinrinola