Dumbili Emeka W
Department of Social Sciences, Media and Communications College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences, Brunel University London, Kingston Lane, Uxbridge, UB8 3PH, London, UK.
BMC Public Health. 2016 Jun 6;16:474. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3163-1.
Alcohol misuse among young people is a global phenomenon. In many countries, young people engage in heavy drinking and this exacerbates risky sexual behaviour. In Nigeria, alcohol held multiple roles in the traditional era but was mainly consumed by adult males for pleasure. Adult females and young people were culturally constrained from drinking in most communities. In contemporary Nigeria, young people's drinking is increasing, and many engage in sexual intercourse under the influence of alcohol.
This study draws on the traditional gender and social sexual scripts to explore the factors that motivate young people to use alcohol for sexual purposes. In-depth interviews were conducted with 19 to 23-year old male and female undergraduate students from a Nigerian university. Thematic analysis was conducted with the aid of NVivo 10 software.
Men drink to become confident to initiate sexual relationships, stimulate sexual urges, prolong erection, increase sexual satisfaction and become more aggressive during sexual intercourse. Women also drink to be bold in initiating sexual relationships, for sexual arousal and to increase satisfaction. Relatedly, not every brand of alcohol is used for sexual purposes. For example, while men use 'herbal' alcoholic beverages and a mixture of locally-produced gin and marijuana, women use champagne and other flavoured alcoholic beverages. The results also revealed that young people use alcohol or salt in a bid to prevent conception after sexual intercourse.
Adherence to the traditional gender (masculinity) and social sexual scripts amongst men and the enactment of what appears to be a new form of femininity script amongst women contribute to a culturally specific understanding of the motivations to use alcohol for sexual purposes. Evidence-based strategies should be employed to distribute information about the consequences of sexual intercourse under the influence of alcohol.
年轻人滥用酒精是一个全球现象。在许多国家,年轻人酗酒,这加剧了危险性行为。在尼日利亚,酒精在传统时代扮演多种角色,但主要由成年男性为了消遣而饮用。在大多数社区,成年女性和年轻人在文化上受到饮酒限制。在当代尼日利亚,年轻人饮酒现象在增加,许多人在酒精影响下进行性行为。
本研究借鉴传统性别和社会性脚本,探讨促使年轻人出于性目的饮酒的因素。对一所尼日利亚大学19至23岁的男女本科生进行了深入访谈。借助NVivo 10软件进行了主题分析。
男性饮酒是为了有信心开始性关系、刺激性冲动、延长勃起时间、增加性满足感并在性交时更具攻击性。女性饮酒也是为了在开始性关系时更加大胆、唤起性欲并增加满足感。相关地,并非每种酒精品牌都用于性目的。例如,男性使用“草药”酒精饮料以及当地产杜松子酒和大麻的混合物,而女性使用香槟和其他调味酒精饮料。结果还显示,年轻人在性交后使用酒精或盐以试图避孕。
男性对传统性别(男子气概)和社会性脚本的遵循以及女性中一种看似新形式的女性气质脚本的形成,促成了对出于性目的饮酒动机的特定文化理解。应采用基于证据的策略来传播关于在酒精影响下进行性行为后果的信息。