The sexual scripts of Kenyan young people and HIV prevention

The scripting of sexual encounters among young people in Kenyan is described using results of 28 focus group discussions conducted with young people attending primary school standard 7, from four different ethnic groups and living in 22 different communities. Sexual encounters were described as both...

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Published in:Culture, health & sexuality health & sexuality, 2005-01, Vol.7 (1), p.27-41
Main Authors: Maticka-Tyndale, Eleanor, Gallant, Melanie, Brouillard-Coyle, Chris, Holland, Dan, Metcalfe, Karen, Wildish, Janet, Gichuru, Mary
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior - psychology
Adolescents
AIDS
Coitus - psychology
Cultural Characteristics
Cultural studies
Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control
Female
Focus Groups
Gender roles
Health
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
HIV
HIV Infections - epidemiology
HIV Infections - psychology
Human sexual behavior
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Kenya
Kenya - epidemiology
Love
Male
Men
Prevention
Preventive Health Services - organization & administration
Program Development
Puberty
Sex Education
Sexual Behavior
Sexual Partners - psychology
Sexuality
Sexually transmitted diseases
Social dating
Social Environment
Sociology
Sociology of health and medicine
Young Adults
Youth
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Summary:The scripting of sexual encounters among young people in Kenyan is described using results of 28 focus group discussions conducted with young people attending primary school standard 7, from four different ethnic groups and living in 22 different communities. Sexual encounters were described as both mundane and inevitable and followed a predetermined scripted sequence of events and interactions in which girls and boys played complementary roles. These scripts were set within discourses of force and the exchange of gifts for sex. The gendered nature of the script and its social and cultural foundations are discussed. Potential strategies for developing HIV prevention programming are discussed from the perspective of existing sexual scripts.
ISSN:1369-1058
1464-5351
DOI:10.1080/13691050410001731080