Title of article :
Urban–rural differences in the socioeconomic deprivation–Sexual behavior link in Kenya
Author/Authors :
F. Nii-Amoo Dodoo، نويسنده , , Eliya M. Zulu، نويسنده , , Alex C. Ezeh، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
دوهفته نامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2007
Pages :
13
From page :
1019
To page :
1031
Abstract :
We compare the impact of socioeconomic deprivation on risky sexual outcomes in rural and urban Kenya. Quantitative data are drawn from the Demographic & Health Surveys (DHS) and qualitative data from the Sexual Networking and Associated Reproductive and Social Health Concerns study. Using two separate indicators of deprivation we show that, although poverty is significantly associated with the examined sexual outcomes in all settings, the urban poor are significantly more likely than their rural counterparts to have an early sexual debut and a greater incidence of multiple sexual partnerships. The disadvantage of the urban poor is accentuated for married women; those in Nairobiʹs slums are at least three times as likely to have multiple sexual partners as their rural counterparts. The implications of these findings are discussed.
Keywords :
Poverty , Rural–urban differences , Sexual outcomes , Multiple partners , Condom use , Kenya
Journal title :
Social Science and Medicine
Serial Year :
2007
Journal title :
Social Science and Medicine
Record number :
603269
Link To Document :
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