“Girls Have More Challenges; They Need to Be Locked Up”: A Qualitative Study of Gender Norms and the Sexuality of Young Adolescents in Uganda

Unequal power and gender norms expose adolescent girls to higher risks of HIV, early marriages, pregnancies and coerced sex. In Uganda, almost half of the girls below the age of 18 are already married or pregnant, which poses a danger to the lives of young girls. This study explores the social const...

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Autores principales: Ninsiima, Anna B., Leye, Els, Michielsen, Kristien, Kemigisha, Elizabeth, Nyakato, Viola N., Coene, Gily
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5858264/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29364192
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15020193

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5858264/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29364192
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15020193

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