Teenage sexuality, HIV risk, and the politics of being "duted": perceptions and dynamics in a South African township

Nokuthula Hlabangane

doi:10.1080/07399332.2014.907295

Teenage sexuality, HIV risk, and the politics of being "duted": perceptions and dynamics in a South African township

Health Care Women Int. 2014;35(7-9):859-77. doi: 10.1080/07399332.2014.907295. Epub 2014 May 28.

Author

Nokuthula Hlabangane¹

Affiliation

¹ a Department of Anthropology and Archaeology , University of South Africa , Pretoria , South Africa.

PMID: 24690005
DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2014.907295

Abstract

HIV risk among teenagers is argued to be entangled with a plethora of other risks so that HIV-related risk may not be a paramount consideration. Teenage sexuality is a subject fraught with such consideration. This article is an ethnographic rendition of teenage sexuality in action in a South African township.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior / ethnology*
Black People / psychology
Female
Focus Groups
HIV Infections / psychology*
HIV Infections / transmission
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*
Humans
Male
Peer Group
Perception
Pregnancy
Pregnancy in Adolescence / prevention & control
Qualitative Research
Risk-Taking
Sexual Behavior / ethnology
Sexual Behavior / psychology
Sexuality / ethnology*
Sexuality / psychology
Urban Population
Young Adult