1 Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Kenya.
2 Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
J Health Psychol. 2018 Feb;23(2):188-205. doi: 10.1177/1359105317736783. Epub 2017 Oct 27.
A lack of research exists around the most common forms of sexual risk behaviors among adolescents, including their underlying factors, in Sub-Saharan Africa. Using an Ecological Model of Adolescent Behavior, we explore the perceptions of 85 young people and 10 stakeholders on sexual risk behavior of adolescents in Kilifi County on the coast of Kenya. Our findings show that transactional sex, early sexual debut, coerced sex, and multiple sexual partnerships are prevalent. An urgent need exists to develop measures to counter sexual risk behaviors. The results contribute to understanding the range of risks and protective factors in differing contexts, tackling underlying issues at individual, family, local institutional, wider socio-economic, and political levels.
在撒哈拉以南非洲，针对青少年最常见的性行为风险形式（包括其潜在因素），研究相对较少。我们采用青少年行为的生态模型，探索了肯尼亚沿海基利菲县 85 名青少年和 10 名利益攸关方对青少年性行为风险的看法。我们的研究结果表明，易性交易、性初现年龄早、强迫性性行为和多个性伴侣关系普遍存在。迫切需要制定措施来应对性风险行为。研究结果有助于了解不同背景下的风险和保护因素范围，在个人、家庭、地方机构、更广泛的社会经济和政治层面解决潜在问题。
