I am not "umqwayito": A qualitative study of peer pressure and sexual risk behaviour among young adolescents in Cape Town, South Africa

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 37, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 107-112

  Selikow, Terry Ann ^a,b   Ahmed, Nazeema ^b   Flisher, Alan J ^b,c   Mathews, Catherine ^b,d   Mukoma, Wanjiru ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adolescent health; HIV; Norms; Peer pressure; Prevention; Qualitative research; Sexual risk taking; Subjective beliefs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PEER PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CONDOMS; CULTURE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL ABSTINENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 66949150249     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494809103903     Document Type: Article

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