Peers, Porn and Boys: Communication and Learning of Sexuality in South Africa
Listening to young boys talk about sex and sexuality raises the interesting question of how and where they obtain their information. While many studies have noted that peers are a primary source of information on sex and commented on the dangers of this in terms of communicating incorrect information, there is also concern about the lack of information about sex or the appropriate source of information about, which may generate unhealthy outcomes.
This article draws on interviews conducted with six young men between the ages of 18-24 years. The research was part of a larger study on sexual and reproductive health in the life worlds of South African men conducted by the Center of AIDS, Development, Research & Evaluation (CADRE).
While the article is exploratory and is based on a few interviews, it does however suggest that peers and pornography have been critical in the development of young men's sexuality. Furthermore, it suggests that young men do not have adequate information about the act of sex prior to experimenting sexually. These findings have implications for the development of HIV prevention initiatives that may successfully target young men. MORE
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Instituonalized Stigma in Ghana
Abortion has been legal in Ghana under a wide range of circumstances - including to protect a woman's mental health - since 1985, making it one of the most progressive laws in Sub-Saharan Africa. Yet unsafe abortion still contributes to nearly one-third of maternal deaths. Access is chronically denied, and knowledge of the abortion law among women and health-care providers alike is scant. In Ghana, the issue of abortion is taboo. In the silence surrounding it, misinformation and stigma thrive.MORE |
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A Pastor's Daughter
Emily's nightmare began in February 2011 when her father, who was at the time undertaking a forty day fast, told her that he had seen in a vision, a revelation that his daughter had been fornicating and that she had fallen pregnant. Emily was quite shocked at that statement by her father and denied his allegations. Surprisingly he approached her the following day, insisting he'd had the same revelation again. He then dragged her to the University Teaching Hospital, Zambia's largest hospital, for a pregnancy test.MORE
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