"Our parents kiss in front of us": Reasons for early sexual debut among in-school youth in the Manzini Region in Eswatini

Early sexual debut (i.e., sex before the age of 15 years), especially if it is unprotected, may increase the risk of acquiring HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and unwanted pregnancies. We investigated the reasons for early sexual debut among in-school youth in Eswatini, a setting with high HIV...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 18; no. 3; p. e0282828
Main Authors:	Nxumalo, Nomathemba C, Shongwe, Mduduzi Colani, Gwebu, Nontobeko, Ngcamphalala, Cebisile, Nsibandze, Bonisile S, Nkambule, Rejoice, Nuwagaba-Biribonwoha, Harriet
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 10-03-2023 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Age Aged Behavior Biology and Life Sciences Children & youth Computer and Information Sciences Data collection Diet Eswatini Female Girls Health risks HIV HIV Infections Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Male Males Mass media Medicine and Health Sciences Modelling Neighborhoods Norms Parents People and Places Pregnancy Qualitative analysis Qualitative research Questionnaires Reproductive health Rural areas Schools Sex Sexual Behavior Sexual consent Sexual intercourse Sexual partners Sexuality Sexually transmitted diseases Social aspects Social Sciences STD Students Teenagers Television Traditions Youth Eswatini Southern Africa
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