“He’ll come with some sugar.” A qualitative study exploring the drivers and consequences of schoolgirls transactional sex behaviours

Yandé Thiaw, Elizabeth Nyothach, Garazi Zulaika, A. V. van Eijk, Eunice Fwaya, David Obor, Penelope Phillips-Howard, Linda Mason
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Transactional sex (TS) is common in areas of sub-Saharan Africa, motivated by reasons beyond financial support. Through this qualitative study we sought to understand the motivation driving TS among adolescent schoolgirls in rural western Kenya where rates are reportedly high. Identifying and understanding drivers within the local context is necessary for implementation of successful public health policy and programming to reduce the associated harms impacting health and wellbeing.To understand the drivers of sexual behaviors, individual views, and socio-cultural norms, we spoke with schoolgirls, male peers, parents and teachers. The three latter groups may influence, encourage, and shape girls' views and behaviors and thus contribute to the perpetuation of cultural and societal norms.One hundred and ninety-nine participants took part across 20 FGDs; 8 comprised of schoolgirl groups, and 4 each of schoolboy, parent or teacher groups. Through thematic analysis, poverty emerged as the key driver of TS and a normative behaviour amongst secondary school girls. Subthemes including parental influence, need for menstrual pads, pressure from boda boda drivers, peer pressure, and blame were part of a complex relationship linking poverty with TS.We conclude that whilst TS is perceived as inevitable, normal and acceptable it is not really a choice for many girls. Exploring ways to encourage communication between families, including around menstruation, may help enable girls to ask for help in acquiring essential items. In addition, education at a community level may shift social norms over time and decrease the prevalence of age-disparate TS among schoolgirls and older, wealthier men in the community.
"他会带点糖过来"。探索女学生性交易行为的动因和后果的定性研究
在撒哈拉以南非洲地区,性交易(TS)非常普遍,其动机不仅仅是为了获得经济支持。通过这项定性研究,我们试图了解促使肯尼亚西部农村地区少女发生性交易的动机,据报道那里的性交易率很高。为了了解性行为的驱动因素、个人观点和社会文化规范,我们与女学生、男性同伴、家长和教师进行了交谈。后三个群体可能会影响、鼓励和塑造女孩的观点和行为,从而促进文化和社会规范的延续。199 名参与者参加了 20 次 FGD,其中 8 次是女生群体,男生、家长或教师群体各 4 次。通过主题分析,贫困成为导致中学女生出现 TS 和规范行为的主要原因。次主题包括父母的影响、对月经垫的需求、来自 Boda Boda 司机的压力、同伴压力和自责,这些都是贫困与 TS 之间复杂关系的一部分。探讨如何鼓励家庭之间的沟通,包括围绕月经进行的沟通,可以帮助女孩在购买必需品时寻求帮助。此外,社区层面的教育可能会随着时间的推移而改变社会规范,并降低女学生和社区中年长、富裕男性中不同年龄段 TS 的发生率。
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