Gender norms about romantic relationships and sexual experiences among very young male adolescents in Korogocho slum in Kenya
| Autor: | Beatrice W. Maina, Caroline W. Kabiru, Benedict O. Orindi, Yandisa Sikweyiya |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Urban informal settlements medicine.medical_specialty Health (social science) Adolescent Sexual Behavior Structural equation modeling Developmental psychology Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Poverty Areas Absenteeism medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences 030212 general & internal medicine Association (psychology) Academic Success Public health 05 social sciences Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Gendered norms Gender Identity Correction Romance Kenya Confirmatory factor analysis Exploratory factor analysis Sexual behaviors Cross-Sectional Studies Scale (social sciences) Early male adolescents Original Article Factor Analysis Statistical Psychology Slum 050104 developmental & child psychology |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Public Health |
| ISSN: | 1661-8564 1661-8556 |
| Popis: | Objectives To investigate the association between gender norms about romantic relationships and sexual experiences of very young male adolescents (VYMA) living in Korogocho slum in Nairobi, Kenya. Methods We used cross-sectional data from a sample of 426 VYMA living in Korogocho slum. We conducted an exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis to, respectively, explore and validate the factor structure underlying gender norms scale items. We used structural equation modelling to assess the association between gender norms and sexual experiences of VYMA. Results We found high endorsement of heteronormative beliefs about romantic relationships and low endorsement of sexual double standards. Sexual experience was associated with low endorsement of heteronormative beliefs, being pre-pubertal, school absenteeism and being below recommended grade for age. Sharing a sleeping room with more than two people, been born outside Nairobi, and living in households headed by older persons lowered the likelihood of sexual experience. Conclusions Our findings underscore the need for further research to understand how gender norms evolve as young boys transition through adolescence to adulthood and how these changes impact on sexual behaviors |
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