Gendered norms, sexual exploitation and adolescent pregnancy in rural Tanzania

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 21, Issue 41, 2013, Pages 97-105

  McCleary Sills, Jennifer ^a   Douglas, Zayid ^a   Rwehumbiza, Annagrace ^b   Hamisi, Aziza ^c   Mabala, Richard ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN   (United States)

^b Taasisi ya Maendeleo Shirikishi Arusha (TAMASHA)   (Tanzania)

^c TAMASHA   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Adolescents and young people; Beliefs, norms and values; Gender roles and gender issues; Sexual behaviour and practices; Tanzania; Unplanned unwanted pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; COERCIVE SEX; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMICS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCOME; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL EXPLOITATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TANZANIA; TRANSACTIONAL SEX; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; UNSAFE SEX; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX OFFENSES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TANZANIA;

EID: 84877806065     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: 14609576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(13)41682-8     Document Type: Article

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