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Marriage practices, decision-making process and contraception use among young married men in rural Odisha, India Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-04-07 Jayakant Singh, Surinder Jaswal
Abstract Research on sexual and reproductive health including contraception use has predominantly focussed on women’s behaviour. Much less is known about men’s behaviour. We investigated the links between marriage practices and decision-making about contraception use among young married men in rural Odisha. This cross-sectional study used a mixed methods design. Data were collected through household
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Intersex: cultural and social perspectives Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-03-30 Surya Monro, Morgan Carpenter, Daniela Crocetti, Georgiann Davis, Fae Garland, David Griffiths, Peter Hegarty, Mitchell Travis, Mauro Cabral Grinspan, Peter Aggleton
(2021). Intersex: cultural and social perspectives. Culture, Health & Sexuality: Vol. 23, Intersex: Cultural and social perspectives, pp. 431-440.
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‘That decision really was mine…’. Insider perspectives on health care controversies about intersex/diverse sex development Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-03-23 Ute Lampalzer, Peer Briken, Katinka Schweizer
Abstract After 20 years of debate on intersex care, there has been a slight movement away from the paradigm of ‘optimal gender’ including early genital modification to conform to predicted gender identity towards a paradigm of ‘full consent’ including the provision of full information about the risks, benefits and alternatives to interventions and the postponement of irreversible interventions on minors
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Mothers' perceptions of the medicalisation of female genital cutting among the Kisii population in Kenya Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-04-06 Nina Van Eekert, Sarah Van de Velde, Sibyl Anthierens, Naomi Biegel, Martha Kieiri, Tammary Esho, Els Leye
Abstract While within the Kisii community in Kenya the prevalence of female genital cutting (FGC) is decreasing, the practice is increasingly being performed by health professionals. This study aims to analyse these changes by identifying mothers' motives to opt for medicalised FGC, and how this choice possibly relates to other changes in the practice. We conducted face-to-face semi-structured in-depth
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Conflicted masculinities: understanding dilemmas and (re)configurations of masculinity among men in long-term relationships with female sex workers, in Kampala, Uganda Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-04-06 Martin Mbonye, Godfrey Siu, Janet Seeley
Abstract This ethnographic study explores the experience of men in long-term relationships with sex workers and their construction of masculine identities in Kampala, Uganda. Data were collected in 2019 and comprise in-depth interviews with 13 male partners and two group discussions of women with long-term male partners. Thematic analysis used an intersectional lens to frame reconfigurations of gender
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“A man without money getting a sexual partner? It doesn’t exist in our community”: male partners’ perspectives on transactional sexual relationships in Uganda and Eswatini Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-04-06 J. Pulerwitz, C. Valenzuela, A. Gottert, G. Siu, P. Shabangu, S. Mathur
Abstract Research on transactional sexual relationships has largely focused on women’s perspectives. Better understanding the men’s views—especially regarding relationships with adolescent girls and young women—can inform HIV prevention efforts. In 2017, 134 in-depth interviews were conducted with the male partners of girls and young women aged 19–47 years, 94 in Uganda and 40 in Eswatini. Respondents
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Staying safe: how young women who trade sex in Toronto navigate risk and harm reduction Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-04-05 Caterina Tess Kendrick, Katie MacEntee, Ciann L. Wilson, Sarah Flicker
Abstract Celling Sex was a community-based participatory research project that used a strengths-based approach to explore the agentic harm reduction practices employed by young women who trade sex and learn about their experience accessing health and social services. Fifteen racially diverse young women participated in interviews. They described how they tried to stay safe and advice for others. Each
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Framing HIV and AIDS: how leaders of black religious institutions in New York City interpret and address sex and sexuality in their HIV interventions Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-04-02 Hawi Teizazu, Jennifer S. Hirsch, Richard G. Parker, Patrick A. Wilson
Abstract This study explored how leaders of Black churches active in the fight against HIV conceptualised sex and sexuality when describing HIV interventions within their institutions. We analysed interviews with pastors and identified three frames through which leaders understood and communicated about sex and sexuality: (1) an evasive frame, in which participants avoided discussing behaviours and
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Religious leaders’ role in pregnant and breastfeeding women’s decision making and willingness to use biomedical HIV prevention strategies: a multi-country analysis Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-04-02 Alinda Young, Julia Ryan, Krishnaveni Reddy, Thesla Palanee-Phillips, Miria Chitukuta, Wezi Mwenda, Doreen Kemigisha, Petina Musara, Ariane van der Straten, on behalf of the MTN-041/MAMMA Study Team
Abstract Oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is an established option, and the dapivirine vaginal ring is emerging as a promising strategy for HIV prevention option for women. Because of this, understanding the contextual and cultural factors that will support the increased uptake of these products is crucial. In sub-Saharan Africa, religious leaders may be important stakeholders to involve in product
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‘Test Now, Stop HIV’: COVID-19 and the idealisation of quarantine as the ‘end of HIV’ Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-04-01 Chase Ledin, Benjamin Weil
Abstract The emergence of COVID-19 precipitated varied responses from public health officials in London, England. In April 2020, clinicians at 56 Dean Street sexual health and advice clinic in central London described social isolation as ‘a unique window of opportunity’ to ‘break the chain’ in HIV transmission. This was followed by critical responses within HIV prevention circles. Drawing from these
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‘If she gets married when she is young, she will give birth to many kids’: a qualitative study of child marriage practices amongst nomadic pastoralist communities in Kenya Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-03-23 Hattie Lowe, Leah Kenny, Rahma Hassan, Loraine J. Bacchus, Pauline Njoroge, Nana Apenem Dagadu, Mazeda Hossain, Beniamino Cislaghi
Abstract Child marriage is associated with adverse health and social outcomes for women and girls. Among pastoralists in Kenya, child marriage is believed to be higher compared to the national average. This paper explores how social norms and contextual factors sustain child marriage in communities living in conflict-affected North Eastern Kenya. In-depth interviews were carried out with nomadic and
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Why do young people engage in dating relationships during early adolescence? An inter-generational qualitative analysis from Blantyre, Malawi Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-03-22 Annie D. Smith, Effie Chipeta, William Stones, Kristin Mmari
Abstract Engagement in dating relationships plays an important role in the health trajectories of young people, particularly during the early adolescent period between ages 10–14. Yet little is known about such relationships among youth in low resource contexts. This study sought to contribute to the literature on this topic by exploring reasons why school-going young people aged 12–14 years engage
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Feeling better: representing abortion in ‘feminist’ television Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-03-05 Cordelia Freeman
Abstract Abortion is a common and safe gynaecological procedure. Yet in film and television it is disproportionately represented as risky, violent, requiring hospitalisation, and affecting young, white, wealthy women. This reinforces stigma, fear and misunderstanding surrounding the procedure. While the majority of television storylines still inaccurately portray abortion, a small minority are directly
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Solidarity, support and competition among communities of female and male sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-03-05 Arjee J. Restar, Pablo K. Valente, Adedotun Ogunbajo, Tsitsi Beatrice Masvawure, Theo Sandfort, Peter Gichangi, Yves Lafort, Joanne E. Mantell
Abstract Female and male sex workers are at elevated risk for HIV infection, psychological distress and other adverse health outcomes. It is therefore important to understand how sex workers’ social relationships with one another might inform psychosocial support services for this population. We conducted semi-structured interviews to examine the formation and nature of social networks of 25 female
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‘You don’t just do it because someone else said so’: Menstrual practices and women’s agency in the Hindu diaspora of Trinidad Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-03-05 Trisha Maharaj, Inga T. Winkler
Abstract Meanings of menstruation are deeply embedded in culture and religion. The current dominant narrative presents menstrual practices as restrictions and often describes Hindu women as ‘subjected to’ these practices, characterising them as the oppressed victims of their religion. This article seeks to complicate this oversimplified narrative by exploring women’s motivations, choices and decisions
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“Know your worth and play it safe:” messages to daughters from Mexican-origin mothers in conversations about dating and romantic relationships Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-03-04 Laura F. Romo, Aída Hurtado
Abstract This study aims to enhance understanding of mother-daughter communication about dating and romantic relationships. We explored how Mexican-origin, mostly immigrant mothers talked about these topics with their daughters (ages 13 to 16 years) using videotaped observational methods. Themes drawn from the maternal messages contained in the conversations of 132 mother-daughter dyads show that mothers
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Re-membering HIV in the Black Church: women’s religious and social identity in relation to perceived risk and men on the down low Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-03-02 Tyler J. Fuller, Nichole R. Phillips, Danielle N. Lambert, Ralph J. DiClemente, Gina M. Wingood
Abstract This analysis of 84 interviews with female Black Church leaders and members from Atlanta, GA, examined how women in Black churches construct definitions of, and identities in relation to, HIV narratives about men on the down low. We analyse these narratives as collective memories, through the theoretical lens of memory and trauma studies, by identifying how women understand themselves as the
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Being dragged into adulthood? Young people’s agency concerning sex, relationships and marriage in Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-02-25 Maryse C. Kok, Zoe van Eldik, Tasneem Kakal, Alister Munthali, J. Anitha Menon, Paulo Pires, Pam Baatsen, Anke van der Kwaak
Abstract This study aimed to explore how young people exercise agency in rural Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia in relation to sex, relationships and marriage, to inform local programmes aiming to prevent teenage pregnancy and child marriage. In each country, focus group discussions with young people and parents, in-depth interviews with young people and a variety of other participants, and a household
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Plurality of beliefs about female genital mutilation amidst decades of intervention programming in Narok and Kisii Counties, Kenya Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-02-25 Dennis J. Matanda, Caroline W. Kabiru, Chantalle Okondo, Bettina Shell-Duncan
Abstract Female genital mutilation derails efforts to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of girls and women. In Kenya, national estimates show a steady decline in prevalence, although there is considerable variation at the sub-national level. There is a need to better understand female genital mutilation-related norms and meanings and whether there have been changes in these given long-term
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‘Direct’ and ‘instant’: the role of digital technology and social media in young Filipinos’ intimate relationships Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-02-18 Christine Marie Habito, Alison Morgan, Cathy Vaughan
Abstract Young people today grow up in a social landscape in which digital technology and social media are ubiquitous in daily life and interpersonal relations, including intimate (romantic and sexual) relationships. This study sought to study Filipino young people’s relationship motivations and contexts in the digital age. We found that digital technology and social media are transforming the way
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‘Defending the unborn’, ‘protecting women’ and ‘preserving culture and nation’: anti-abortion discourse in the Polish right-wing press Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-02-18 Inga Koralewska, Katarzyna Zielińska
Abstract Poland has one of the strictest abortion laws in Europe, and anti-abortion discourse shapes the debate and social attitudes towards the issue. The paper aims to reconstruct the way in which this discourse, as exemplified in the Polish right-wing press, constructs negative views about abortion and to identify the legitimation mechanisms it employs to sustain its interpretations. Based on our
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‘I love my job…it’s more the systems that we work in’: the challenges encountered by rural sexual and reproductive health practitioners and implications for access to care Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-02-05 Christina Malatzky, Alana Hulme
Abstract This paper focuses on rural aspects of sexual and reproductive health and sexuality. Disadvantage of access to practitioners with expertise in sexual and reproductive health and sexuality is compounded for rural residents. Retaining and supporting the rural sexual and reproductive health workforce is important in addressing sexual health inequities and promoting the sexual and reproductive
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Sexual health communication between sex worker mothers and their children in India Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-02-04 Samira Ali, Sambuddha Chaudhuri, Toorjo Ghose, Smarajit Jana, Ratan Dolui
Abstract In India, relatively little is known about sex worker mothers’ beliefs regarding sexual health communication with their children. Using qualitative data collected in Kolkata, India, this study used the Parent Expansion of the Theory of Planned Behaviour to examine sex worker mothers’ beliefs about sexual health communication and factors shaping these beliefs. Sex worker mothers’ beliefs about
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Women’s economic status, male authority patterns and intimate partner violence: a qualitative study in rural North West Province, South Africa Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-02-04 Meghna Ranganathan, Erin Stern, Louise Knight, Lufuno Muvhango, Mpho Molebatsi, Tara Polzer-Ngwato, Shelley Lees, Heidi Stöckl
Abstract There are conflicting views on the impact of microfinance-only interventions on women’s economic empowerment and intimate partner violence in low and middle-income countries. Evidence suggests however that when microfinance is combined with complementary programmes (microfinance plus) it may be effective for empowering women and addressing intimate partner violence. We conducted in-depth interviews
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Women’s views on communication with health care providers about pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-02-04 Gabriella Y. Jackson, Caroline K. Darlington, Hong Van Tieu, Bridgette M. Brawner, Dalmacio D. Flores, Jacqueline A. Bannon, Annet Davis, Victoria Frye, Deepti Chittamuru, Paige Gugerty, Beryl A. Koblin, Anne M. Teitelman
Abstract Since the beginning of the HIV epidemic in the USA, effective interventions to reduce HIV risk among cisgender women have been lacking. Although oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is effective in pharmacologically preventing HIV infection, there is a gap between the recommended use of PrEP and PrEP uptake among eligible women. This study aimed to identify the role of patient-provider
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Culture clash: responses to sexual diversity in residential aged care Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-02-03 Mark Henrickson, Catherine M. Cook, Vanessa Schouten
Abstract This paper explores attitudes of staff, residents and family members towards sexually diverse persons based on data from the first national study of its kind in Aotearoa New Zealand. The study was a two-arm mixed-method cross-sectional study using a concurrent triangulation design. The quantitative arm included the results of 433 staff surveys related to knowledge, attitudes, behaviours and
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‘Endure and excuse’: a mixed-methods study to understand disclosure of intimate partner violence among women living with HIV in Uganda Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-02-03 Brittnie E. Bloom, Kimberly Hamilton, Barbra Adeke, Doreen Tuhebwe, Lynn M. Atuyambe, Susan M. Kiene
Abstract Intimate partner violence and HIV remain significant health challenges among women living with HIV. Intimate partner violence has been linked to negative health outcomes and poorer HIV care engagement. This study examined intimate partner violence among Ugandan women living with HIV, their experiences disclosing such violence and how culturally normative factors affected disclosure-related
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‘I miss being honest’: sex workers’ accounts of silence and disclosure with health care providers in Ireland Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-02-02 Paul Ryan, Kathryn McGarry
Abstract In this paper, female sex workers tell stories of their interactions with health care providers (HCP) in four cities in the Republic of Ireland. While Irish society has made great progress in listening to the sexual stories of women that were historically silenced (e.g. stories of abortion, sexual abuse), sex workers have not benefited from this new climate. Regularly silenced by parliamentarians
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Social and emotional wellbeing of indigenous gender and sexuality diverse youth: mapping the evidence Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-02-02 Karen Soldatic, Linda Briskman, William Trewlynn, John Leha, Kim Spurway
Abstract There has been little exploration of the social and emotional wellbeing of young Indigenous populations who identify as gender and sexuality diverse. Given the vulnerability of this cohort in settler colonial societies such as Australia, Canada and the USA, wider investigation is called for in order to respond to their needs and aspirations. Using a scoping review, this paper maps existing
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Adolescent girls’ perceived readiness for sex in Central Uganda - liminal transitions and implications for sexual and reproductive health interventions Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-02-02 Nambusi Kyegombe, Ana Maria Buller, Rebecca Meiksin, Joyce Wamoyi, Richard Muhumuza, Lori Heise
Abstract Young women in Uganda are at risk of negative sexual and reproductive health outcomes, in part because of sex with older men. Theoretically grounded in the concept of liminality, this paper examines perceived markers of adolescent girls’ suitability for sexual activity. In 2014, we conducted 19 focus group discussions and 44 in-depth interviews in two communities in Uganda. Interviews were
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Correction Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-02-01
(2021). Correction. Culture, Health & Sexuality. Ahead of Print.
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‘I love my job…it’s more the systems that we work in’: the challenges encountered by rural sexual and reproductive health practitioners and implications for access to care Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-02-05 Christina Malatzky, Alana Hulme
Abstract This paper focuses on rural aspects of sexual and reproductive health and sexuality. Disadvantage of access to practitioners with expertise in sexual and reproductive health and sexuality is compounded for rural residents. Retaining and supporting the rural sexual and reproductive health workforce is important in addressing sexual health inequities and promoting the sexual and reproductive
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Sexual health communication between sex worker mothers and their children in India Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-02-04 Samira Ali, Sambuddha Chaudhuri, Toorjo Ghose, Smarajit Jana, Ratan Dolui
Abstract In India, relatively little is known about sex worker mothers’ beliefs regarding sexual health communication with their children. Using qualitative data collected in Kolkata, India, this study used the Parent Expansion of the Theory of Planned Behaviour to examine sex worker mothers’ beliefs about sexual health communication and factors shaping these beliefs. Sex worker mothers’ beliefs about
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Women’s economic status, male authority patterns and intimate partner violence: a qualitative study in rural North West Province, South Africa Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-02-04 Meghna Ranganathan, Erin Stern, Louise Knight, Lufuno Muvhango, Mpho Molebatsi, Tara Polzer-Ngwato, Shelley Lees, Heidi Stöckl
Abstract There are conflicting views on the impact of microfinance-only interventions on women’s economic empowerment and intimate partner violence in low and middle-income countries. Evidence suggests however that when microfinance is combined with complementary programmes (microfinance plus) it may be effective for empowering women and addressing intimate partner violence. We conducted in-depth interviews
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Women’s views on communication with health care providers about pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-02-04 Gabriella Y. Jackson, Caroline K. Darlington, Hong Van Tieu, Bridgette M. Brawner, Dalmacio D. Flores, Jacqueline A. Bannon, Annet Davis, Victoria Frye, Deepti Chittamuru, Paige Gugerty, Beryl A. Koblin, Anne M. Teitelman
Abstract Since the beginning of the HIV epidemic in the USA, effective interventions to reduce HIV risk among cisgender women have been lacking. Although oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is effective in pharmacologically preventing HIV infection, there is a gap between the recommended use of PrEP and PrEP uptake among eligible women. This study aimed to identify the role of patient-provider
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Culture clash: responses to sexual diversity in residential aged care Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-02-03 Mark Henrickson, Catherine M. Cook, Vanessa Schouten
Abstract This paper explores attitudes of staff, residents and family members towards sexually diverse persons based on data from the first national study of its kind in Aotearoa New Zealand. The study was a two-arm mixed-method cross-sectional study using a concurrent triangulation design. The quantitative arm included the results of 433 staff surveys related to knowledge, attitudes, behaviours and
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‘Endure and excuse’: a mixed-methods study to understand disclosure of intimate partner violence among women living with HIV in Uganda Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-02-03 Brittnie E. Bloom, Kimberly Hamilton, Barbra Adeke, Doreen Tuhebwe, Lynn M. Atuyambe, Susan M. Kiene
Abstract Intimate partner violence and HIV remain significant health challenges among women living with HIV. Intimate partner violence has been linked to negative health outcomes and poorer HIV care engagement. This study examined intimate partner violence among Ugandan women living with HIV, their experiences disclosing such violence and how culturally normative factors affected disclosure-related
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‘I miss being honest’: sex workers’ accounts of silence and disclosure with health care providers in Ireland Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-02-02 Paul Ryan, Kathryn McGarry
Abstract In this paper, female sex workers tell stories of their interactions with health care providers (HCP) in four cities in the Republic of Ireland. While Irish society has made great progress in listening to the sexual stories of women that were historically silenced (e.g. stories of abortion, sexual abuse), sex workers have not benefited from this new climate. Regularly silenced by parliamentarians
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Social and emotional wellbeing of indigenous gender and sexuality diverse youth: mapping the evidence Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-02-02 Karen Soldatic, Linda Briskman, William Trewlynn, John Leha, Kim Spurway
Abstract There has been little exploration of the social and emotional wellbeing of young Indigenous populations who identify as gender and sexuality diverse. Given the vulnerability of this cohort in settler colonial societies such as Australia, Canada and the USA, wider investigation is called for in order to respond to their needs and aspirations. Using a scoping review, this paper maps existing
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Adolescent girls’ perceived readiness for sex in Central Uganda - liminal transitions and implications for sexual and reproductive health interventions Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-02-02 Nambusi Kyegombe, Ana Maria Buller, Rebecca Meiksin, Joyce Wamoyi, Richard Muhumuza, Lori Heise
Abstract Young women in Uganda are at risk of negative sexual and reproductive health outcomes, in part because of sex with older men. Theoretically grounded in the concept of liminality, this paper examines perceived markers of adolescent girls’ suitability for sexual activity. In 2014, we conducted 19 focus group discussions and 44 in-depth interviews in two communities in Uganda. Interviews were
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‘When they do that kind of bad things to me, I feel that they encourage me to be strong and be who I am’: How transfeminine people in Samoa, Tonga and the Cook Islands experience discrimination, acceptance and a sense of place Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-01-29 Ania Anderst, Karen McMillan, Hilary Gorman, Michelle O’Connor, Heather Worth
Abstract Data on transfeminine participants from a 2016 Pacific Multi-Country Mapping and Behavioural Study evidence high levels of verbal, physical and sexual abuse, as well as discrimination. In interviews from the same study, accounts of hardship were frequently countered with assertions of happiness and talk of acceptance. This paper analyses these accounts and, in particular, the ways in which
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Gender norms and sexual consent in dating relationships: a qualitative study of university students in Vietnam Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-01-29 Patricia Lewis, Irina Bergenfeld, Quach Thu Trang, Tran Hung Minh, Jessica M. Sales, Kathryn M. Yount
Abstract Social norms surrounding sex and relationships remain gendered among young people in Vietnam, with men maintaining a privileged role in heterosexual relationships. This analysis explored how university students in Vietnam perceived prevailing gender norms, and how these norms influenced men’s understanding of sexual consent in dating relationships. This analysis drew primarily on in-depth
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Joining the tribe: adult circumcision among immigrant men in Israel and its traumatic aftermath Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-01-29 Larissa Remennick
Abstract Neonatal male circumcision is closely tied to Jewish identity and is socially normative in Israel. Soon after the mass arrival of secular, uncircumcised Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet Union in the early 1990s, the state sponsored mass circumcision campaigns for adolescents and adult men enabling them to join the Jewish collective, socially and religiously. Some two decades later
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An investigation of Jezebel stereotype awareness, gendered racial identity and sexual beliefs and behaviours among Black adult women Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-01-29 Seanna Leath, Martinque Jones, Morgan C. Jerald, Tiani R. Perkins
Abstract Evidence suggests that the intersectional nature of Black women’s race and gender identities influence their awareness of sexual scripts such as the hypersexual, Jezebel stereotype. This study examined the role of the Jezebel stereotype and Black women’s identity beliefs on their sexual beliefs and behaviours. Specifically, we investigated the role of gendered racial identity beliefs on the
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‘I never realised that sex between two women was not safe’: narratives of lesbian safer sex Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-01-29 M. C. Whitlock
Abstract This paper explores the way in which some lesbians rely on culturally circulated narratives about identity to assess safer sex and their potential risk of sexually transmitted infection (STI) and HIV. A well-established narrative within the literature about lesbian safer sex is that STI risk is non-existent. The implications of this are important because they demonstrate the perception of
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Reproductive coercion and abuse against women from minority ethnic backgrounds: views of service providers in Australia Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-01-11 Laura Tarzia, Heather Douglas, Nicola Sheeran
Abstract Reproductive coercion and abuse is defined as behaviour that deliberately interferes with a person’s reproductive autonomy. It is typically perpetrated by men against women in a context of fear and control and includes forcing a woman to become pregnant or to terminate a pregnancy. There is a dearth of qualitative research investigating experiences of reproductive coercion and abuse, particularly
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The construction of intimacy in long-term commercial relationships in Sweden Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-01-06 Ylva Grönvall, Charlotta Holmström, Lars Plantin
Abstract Previous research on commercial sex has described fluidity between different forms of relationships, whereby commercial sexual relationships can be both long-term and viewed as intimate from the buyer’s perspective. This article explores the construction of intimacy in long-term commercial relationships. More specifically, it examines the meaning of transactions in long-term paid sexual relationships
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‘If you aren’t married yet, you’ll be married to your treatment from now on’: embodied mediations in a women’s HIV peer advisory project in Mexico Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2021-01-04 Ana Amuchástegui Herrera, Azucena Ojeda Sánchez
Abstract Treatment as Prevention is a key biopolitical intervention on the HIV epidemic but relies on individual adherence to antiretroviral treatment in order to have an effect on the population as a whole. Informed by a discussion of biopower, this paper analyses the complex relationships between discourses of competent authorities and modes of subjectification through a qualitative analysis of findings
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Parenting intentions of young sexual minority men living with HIV in Mexico City, Mexico Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2020-12-24 Daniel Matias Camp, Sophia Ahmed Hussen, Mónica Hernández Leyva, Alicia Piñeirúa Menéndez
Abstract Young sexual minority men are disproportionately affected by HIV in Mexico. Little is known about their thoughts about childbearing, an issue complicated by sexual identity and HIV serostatus. We conducted 16 in-depth qualitative interviews to explore the parenting desires of young sexual minority men living with HIV in Mexico City. Domains of the questionnaire included (1) parenting desires
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Conceptualisations of masculinity and sexual development among boys and young men in Korogocho slum in Kenya Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2020-12-08 Beatrice W. Maina, Yandisa Sikweyiya, Laura Ferguson, Caroline W. Kabiru
Abstract Youth and adolescence are times when young men negotiate their identity in relation to social and cultural expectations of being a man, with enduring implications for sexual health and wellbeing. This study explored how boys aged 10–14 years living in Korogocho slum in Nairobi, Kenya conceptualised masculinity, their perceptions of how masculinities are performed, and the linkage between conceptualisations
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Male sex workers’ (in)visible risky bodies in international health development: now you see them, now you don’t Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2020-11-30 Lise Woensdregt, Lorraine Nencel
Abstract International health development discourse constructs and regulates male sex workers as risky bodies in need of interventions for HIV. Drawing on ethnographic research among male sex workers and interviews with development sector actors in Nairobi, Kenya, this paper shows how the identification of male sex workers as a high-risk group for HIV offers a singular conceptualisation of their bodies
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Sex work within emerging Latino immigrant communities: a typology Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2020-11-30 Suzanne M. Grieb, Alejandra Flores-Miller, Susan G. Sherman, Kathleen R. Page
Abstract Little is known about the organisation and types of sex work emerging urban Latino immigrant communities. To develop a typology of the local sex work industry, we conducted 39 in-depth interviews with foreign-born and US-born Latina female sex workers, Latino immigrant clients, and key informants such as bartenders and brothel managers in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Interview transcripts were
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What constitutes a good healthcare experience for unintended pregnancy? A qualitative study among young people in California Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2020-11-30 Moria Mahanaimy, Caitlin Gerdts, Heidi Moseson
Abstract Little is known about young people’s experiences accessing healthcare for unintended pregnancy in the USA. To address this gap, we conducted in-depth interviews with 25 young people in California who had experienced at least one unintended pregnancy at or before 25 years of age. Participants were asked about their interactions with healthcare providers during the pregnancy, their thoughts
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Stress and coping amongst cisgender male partners of transgender women Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2020-11-25 Darius Scott
Abstract The cisgender male partners of transgender women have received little attention beyond their sexual behaviour. This is an issue, as marginalisation and social environments determine sexual behaviour and subsequent health outcomes. This article assesses in-depth interviews with cisgender male partners of transgender women in Atlanta and Baltimore, USA. Analysis suggests men experience minority
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Exploring young Black gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men’s PrEP knowledge in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2020-11-16 Nakia K. Lee-Foon, Carmen H. Logie, Arjumand Siddiqi, Daniel Grace
Abstract Despite significant advances in the HIV treatment and prevention landscape such as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), young Black-Canadian gay, bisexual and other sexual minority men continue to experience disproportionately high rates of HIV infection. While research has explored the factors associated with their higher HIV exposure and the efficacy of STI/HIV prevention programmes, there remains
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‘Most women really actually do just appreciate being asked’: clinicians’ views on integrating sexual wellbeing into contraceptive care Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2020-11-10 Cameryn C. Garrett, Alaina Vaisey
Abstract A growing body of literature suggests that contraceptives’ impact on sexual experiences influences willingness to initiate and continue with a method. Little is known, however, about how clinicians engage with clients on this topic during contraceptive consultations. Fifteen clinicians in South Eastern Australia participated in semi-structured interviews between April and June 2019. Interviews
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Young people with a variation in sex characteristics in Aotearoa/New Zealand: identity, activism and healthcare decision-making Culture, Health & Sexuality (IF 1.969) Pub Date : 2020-12-24 Denise M. Steers, Georgia L. Andrews, Esko J. Wiltshire, Angela J. Ballantyne, Sunny C. Collings, Maria H. Stubbe
Abstract Young people born with variations in sex characteristics (VSC) or disorders of sex development (DSD) face numerous challenges in navigating issues relating to identity and to their lived and embodied experience. There is limited published research amplifying the voices of young people with a VSC, especially from Aotearoa/New Zealand. This qualitative study provides an up-to-date picture of
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