The influence of gender-equitable attitudes on sexual behaviour among unmarried adolescents in rural Tanzania: a longitudinal study

Patriarchal systems in Africa can perpetuate inequitable gender norms and power differentials that disadvantage women. This study aimed to examine the influence of community and individual gender-equitable attitudes on adolescents’sexual health and risk behaviour in rural Tanzania, and whether the a...

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Published in:Sexual and reproductive health matters 2023-12, Vol.31 (1), p.1-20
Main Authors: Rogers, Kate, Ranganathan, Meghna, Kajula, Lusajo, Collins, R. Lorraine, Livingston, Jennifer A., Palermo, Tia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent girls
Adolescents
Age of onset
Associations
Attitudes
Birth control
Boys
Community
Condoms
Contraceptives
Females
Gender
Gender inequality
gender norms
Gender roles
Gender-inclusive language
Girls
Health behavior
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Individual differences
Language attitudes
Longitudinal studies
Males
Medical tests
Partnerships
Plain language
Power structure
Reproductive health
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Risk behavior
Rural areas
sexual and reproductive health
Sexual behavior
Sexual health
sexual risk behaviour
Tanzania
Teenagers
Tests
transactional sex
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