Youth, gender and sexual practices in Brazil

Sexual practices and attitudes of street youth in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Street Youth Study Group.

Street youth are at risk of HIV infection worldwide. To develop effective prevention strategies, information about the meanings and functions of sexual activity for street youth is needed. In this paper, data from structured questionnaires, focus group discussions, in-depth interviews and field observations are used to build up a picture of the sexual culture of 9-to-18-year-olds living and/or ...

Sexual education, gender ideology, and youth sexual empowerment.

Sexual education plays an essential role in preventing unplanned pregnancy and the transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). School-based sexual education programs, in particular, may be well positioned to address social factors that are empirically linked to negative sexual health outcomes, such as traditional social norms surrounding gender and sexuality. However, youth are seld...

Sexual practices in youth: analysis of lifetime sexual trajectory and last sexual intercourse.

This article examines the sexual practices of young Brazilians based on data from the GRAVAD Research Project, a household survey targeting males and females from 18 to 24 years of age (n = 4,634) in three Brazilian State capitals: Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro, and Salvador. The set of practices experienced over the course of their sexual careers is characterized by traits of social belonging, ...

Identifying Appropriate Sanctions For Youth Sexual Behavior: The Impact Of Age, Gender, And Sexual Orientation

A multi-country study on gender, sexuality and vaginal practices: Implications for sexual health A multi-country study on gender, sexuality and vaginal practices: Implications for sexual health

The HIV/AIDS pandemic has raised international attention on ways to reduce the risk of STIs including HIV, through the use of condoms and potentially microbicides. It is recognized that the use and effectiveness of such methods is not only a question of availability and knowledge, but is also closely linked to socio-cultural beliefs about health, hygiene and sexuality, often expressed through w...