Attitude towards sexual control among women in conjugal union in the era of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Mahikeng, South Africa

Osuafor, Godswill N.; Mturi, Akim J.

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“…The main purpose of this article, therefore, is to explore the views of customarily married housewives to identify how easy or difficult it is for them to negotiate condom use with their husbands. Osuafor and Mturi (2014) stated that customary marriage takes place when two families are joined together by the groom and bride through the payment of lobola or the bride price. This practice is common among Black South Africans.…”

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Condom Usage Negotiation Among Customarily Married Women in Katlehong, Johannesburg

2017

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South Africa has the highest number of HIV-infected people in the Southern African Region, and of great concern is the fact that cases of new infections among young people, especially young women and girls, are on the increase. The prevalence of HIV and deaths caused by AIDS are still on the increase, whereas condom use, particularly in rural areas, remains low. Consistent condom use is central to the prevention of unwanted pregnancies, HIV, and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs); yet, young men and women alike are hesitant to use condoms because of threats to their relationships, cultural roles, and, at times, economic survival. This study explored the views of customarily married housewives regarding condom use negotiation with their husbands. The findings point toward the need to empower women while they are still young so that they can be assertive, financially independent, and able to make their own decisions with regard to their sexuality.

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Condom Usage Negotiation Among Customarily Married Women in Katlehong, Johannesburg

2017

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“…It also prevents women from challenging the risky sexual behaviours of their partners because of their dependence (Miller et al 2011). On the other hand, economic independence of women increases the power they have in marital and sexual decisions (Osuafor and Mturi 2014), which can protect them from engaging in risky sexual behaviours and exposure to STIs.…”

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Risky Sexual Behaviour Among Married and Cohabiting Women and its Implication for Sexually Transmitted Infections in Mahikeng, South Africa

Osuafor

Ayiga

2016

Sexuality & Culture

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Risky sexual behaviour continues to be the main means through which sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV are spread in South Africa. However few studies have assessed risky sexual behaviour among married and cohabiting women in this high HIV prevalence country. The aim of this study was therefore to assess the prevalence and identify the predictors of risky sexual behaviour among married and cohabiting women in Mahikeng Local Municipality where HIV is generalized. The study used cross-sectional mixed methods data obtained from 568 women responding to a survey and 33 women participating in in-depth interviews in 2012. All the women were aged 18-49 years, married or cohabiting and were residing in rural and urban areas of Mahikeng Local Municipality at the time of the study. The data was analyzed by the use of the Chi square statistic and a parsimonious binary logistic regression model, and the thematic content analysis method. The study found that 4 in 10 of the women experienced risky sexual behaviour, which was significantly predicted by being in marriage or cohabitation for \5 years, having a partner working in agriculture, government and mining sectors, having sex to achieve motherhood, having the perception by the women that they were unlikely to contract STIs, having the belief that partners have the right to use force to obtain sex and having partners who were unwilling to use condoms. All the above predictors were exacerbated by culturally sanctioned gender inequality and structural factors. The findings suggest that risky sexual behaviour is prevalent among married and cohabiting women in the study area which has serious implication for the marital transmission of STIs and HIV. We suggest interventions that enhance gender equality in sexual decisions and initiatives that encourage men to change their sexual beliefs and values.

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“…19 Economic independence of women increases the power they have in marital and sexual decisions, which could protect them from engaging in sexual behaviours might expose them to unwanted pregnancies and STIs. 20 However, the paucity of knowledge on cultural and gender norms influencing sexual behaviour among childbearing women in the study area is critical in preventing high rate of unintended pregnancy and population boom in Nigeria, where fertility issue continues to be a daunting and great concern. Thus, this study contributes to knowledge by exploring cultural and gender norms influencing sexual behaviour among childbearing married women in Akoko communities of Ondo State, Nigeria to fill this gap.…”

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Sexual behaviour among rural women in Ondo state, Nigeria: do cultural and gender norms matter?

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Olusanya

Oluwatuase

2018

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: The issues of sexual behaviour that increase risk of a negative outcome among women have been debated. This paper explored the influence of cultural and gender norms on sexual behaviour among rural childbearing married women in Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria.Methods: The study utilized exploratory study design and purposively recruited 394 and 30 childbearing married women for quantitative and qualitative studies, respectively through which data were generated. The analyses were carried out with Stata software (version 13.0) for quantitative data using descriptive and chi-square statistics, while thematic content analysis was used for qualitative data.Results: About two-third of the respondents did not use contraceptive methods, which was a significant predictor of unplanned pregnancies among the women at p<0.05. Alluding to cultural preference of children and male roles in sexual behaviours, the qualitative data revealed that desire for large family sizes by partners, cultural norms, men’s superiority on sexual matters and partners’ disapproval of contraceptive usage predict women’s inability to negotiate sex with partners.Conclusions: Therefore, risk reduction strategies aimed at enlightening childbearing married women on their imperative positions in sexual relationships within marriages should be initiated to facilitate the achievement of sustainable development goals should be intensified.

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Attitude towards sexual control among women in conjugal union in the era of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Mahikeng, South Africa

Abstract: Husbands continue to be the greatest source of sexually transmitted infections including HIV to their wives. Using a survey of 568 respondents and 33 in-depth interviews, this

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Condom Usage Negotiation Among Customarily Married Women in Katlehong, Johannesburg

Condom Usage Negotiation Among Customarily Married Women in Katlehong, Johannesburg

Risky Sexual Behaviour Among Married and Cohabiting Women and its Implication for Sexually Transmitted Infections in Mahikeng, South Africa

Sexual behaviour among rural women in Ondo state, Nigeria: do cultural and gender norms matter?

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