| Title |
From Coitus to Concurrency: Sexual Partnership Characteristics and Risk Behaviors of 15–19 Year Old Men Recruited from Urban Venues in Tanzania
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| Published in |
AIDS and Behavior, September 2012
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10461-012-0312-0 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Thespina J. Yamanis, Irene A. Doherty, Sharon S. Weir, James M. Bowling, Lusajo J. Kajula, Jessie K. Mbwambo, Suzanne Maman |
| Abstract |
Understanding the uptake and patterns of sexual partnerships of adolescent males reveals their risky behaviors that could persist into adulthood. Using venue-based sampling, we surveyed 671 male youth ages 15-19 from an urban Tanzanian neighborhood about their sexual partnerships during the past 6 months. The proportion of males who had ever had sex increased with age (21 % at age 15; 70 % at age 17; 94 % at age 19), as did the proportion who engaged in concurrency (5 % at age 15; 28 % at age 17; 44 % at age 19). Attendance at ≥2 social venues per day and meeting a sexual partner at a venue was associated with concurrency. Concurrency was associated with alcohol consumption before sex among 18-19 year olds and with not being in school among 15-17 year olds. We find that concurrency becomes normative over male adolescence. Venue-based sampling may reach youth vulnerable to developing risky sexual partnership patterns. |
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| United States | 2 | 3% |
| Botswana | 1 | 2% |
| Germany | 1 | 2% |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 58 | 92% |
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| Student > Master | 8 | 13% |
| Researcher | 7 | 11% |
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| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 13 | 21% |
| Unknown | 14 | 22% |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 10 | 16% |
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| Philosophy | 2 | 3% |
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