Abstract

Condoms remain an important method for preventing HIV prevention and unintentional pregnancies, however their use in South Africa is sub-optimal. We analyzed survey data on reported condom use among 3009 sexually active adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) aged 15–24 years, and qualitative data from interviews and focus group discussions with 237 AGYW and 38 male peers. Our findings describe the current condom use landscape among adolescents and young people in South Africa, illustrating relationship dynamics, gendered power and notions of masculinity which influence condom negotiation and use in young heterosexual South Africans’ sexual encounters.

 抽象的

安全套仍然是预防艾滋病毒和意外怀孕的重要方法，但在南非，安全套的使用并不理想。我们分析了 3009 名 15-24 岁性活跃少女和年轻女性 (AGYW) 安全套使用情况的调查数据，以及来自 237 名 AGYW 和 38 名男性同龄人的访谈和焦点小组讨论的定性数据。我们的研究结果描述了南非青少年和年轻人当前安全套的使用状况，说明了影响南非年轻异性恋者性接触中安全套谈判和使用的关系动态、性别权力和男性观念。