Individual-and Community-Level Influences on the Timing of Sexual Debut Among Youth in Nyanza, Kenya  

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Tenkorang, Eric Y. ; Maticka-Tyndale, Eleanor

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: International Family Planning Perspectives vol. 40 no. 02 (Jun. 2014), page 68-78.
Topik: Level Influences; Timing of Sexual Debut
Fulltext: vol. 40 no. 02 June 2014 p.68-78.pdf (159.82KB)

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CONTEXT: Delaying sexual debut is an important HIV prevention strategy, yet few studies have examined associa- tions between both community- and individual-level characteristics and sexual debut among youth in Sub- Saharan Africa. METHODS: Cross-sectional survey data collected from 8,183 youth aged 11–17 in 160 schools in Nyanza, Kenya, were used to examine the relationships between individual and community measures and the timing of sexual debut. Multilevel discrete-time hazard models were used to identify bivariate and multivariate associations. RESULTS: At the individual level, youth were more likely to have initiated sex (or had done so at an earlier age) if they had felt pressure to engage in sex from a greater number of sources (odds ratios, 1.3–1.8); perceived that they had a small or (among females) moderate chance, rather than no chance, of contracting HIV (1.2–1.3); or endorsed a greater number of HIV transmission myths (1.1 for both sexes). In addition, males with higher abstinence self- efficacy had a reduced risk of sexual debut (0.95). At the community level, males and females had a reduced risk of sexual debut if they lived in a community where AIDS deaths were publicly acknowledged (0.6–0.8) or the Primary School Action for Better Health program had been implemented (0.8–0.95); risk was also reduced among young men who lived in communities where HIV was discussed at a greater number of parent-teacher association meet- ings (0.9) or where abstinence was the primary AIDS prevention message conveyed to youth (0.9). CONCLUSION: Community-level variables are frequently associated with sexual debut and should be included in future research.

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