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dc.contributor.authorOsuafor, Godswill Nwabuisi
dc.contributor.authorMturi, Akim Jasper
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-06T11:23:18Z
dc.date.available2016-08-06T11:23:18Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationOsuafor, G.N. & Mturi, A.J. 2014. Attitude towards sexual control among women in conjugal union in the era of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Mahikeng, South Africa. African Population Studies / Etude De La Population Africaine, 28(1):538-550. [http://aps.journals.ac.za/pub/issue/archive]en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10394/18167
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11564/28-1-506
dc.description.abstractHusbands continue to be the greatest source of sexually transmitted infections including HIV to their wives. Using a survey of 568 respondents and 33 in-depth interviews, this study examined the attitudes of women in marital and steady relationships towards sexual control in Mahikeng. Data analysis using logistic regression showed that age, type of union, education, occupation, and number of living children were significantly associated with attitudes towards rejecting sex. Additionally, age, type of union, education, and number of living children were found to be significantly associated with demand for sex. Qualitative data revealed that social-cultural factors influence the disposition of most women regarding demanding or rejecting sex from their husbands. Their attitudes to sexual control are intertwined with cultural, religious belief and perception that husbands have sexual right over their wives. Women empowerment initiatives should continue to be considered as a means to assist women to control their sexuality.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUAPSen_US
dc.subjectSexen_US
dc.subjectSexual controlen_US
dc.subjectHIV/AIDSen_US
dc.subjectSexually transmitted infectionsen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.titleAttitude towards sexual control among women in conjugal union in the era of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Mahikeng, South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.contributor.researchID23376430 - Osuafor, Godswill Nwabuisi
dc.contributor.researchID21577420 - Mturi, Akim Jasper


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