Reproductive Health
Report summarizes reproductive health study findings from University of Maryland
Published in AIDS Weekly, January 12th, 2009
According to recent research from the United States, "In many sub-Saharan African countries, young women face decreasing educational opportunities, age asymmetries between sexual partners, and high prevalence of HIV infection. This study draws upon data from the 2002 Cameroon Adolescent Reproductive Health Survey to analyze the determinants of young women's perceived ability to refuse sex in urban Cameroon."
"Our findings are consistent with predictions of social exchange theory: young women's status characteristics predict their vulnerability differently under different circumstances, and, overall, young women report having a lower ability to refuse sex in their...
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Source: AIDS Weekly (2009-01-12)
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