Jamaican Adolescent Girls With Older Male Sexual Partners

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Authors

M. Katherine Hutchinson · New York University

Eulalia Kahwa · University of Technology, Jamaica

Hermi H. Hewitt · University of Technology, Jamaica

Norman K. Waldron · University of Technology, Jamaica

Abstract

This study found that many Jamaican adolescent girls engage in sexual relationships with older men and that the unique characteristics of these relationships may increase girls' risks for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. HIV risk reduction interventions for adolescent girls should address sexual risks associated with older male partners.

Topics & Keywords

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Sex work and related issues

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volume 43, Issue 4, pp. 396-404

DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2011.01418.x

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