'I did it for him, not for me': An exploratory study of factors influencing sexual debut among female university students in Durban, South Africa

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 143-153

  Akintola, Olagoke ^a   Ngubane, Lungile ^a   Makhaba, Luvuyo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Sexual debut; Sexual intercourse; South Africa; University; Young people

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NEGRO; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; UNSAFE SEX;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COERCION; COITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856916212     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105311410512     Document Type: Review

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