ArticleThe Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine2020
Describing Relationship Characteristics and Postpartum HIV Risk Among Adolescent, Young Adult, and Adult Women in South Africa.
Article in The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Sexual Relationship Typologies, Multilevel Determinants, and HIV Among Adolescent Mothers in Eastern and Southern Africa: A Multilevel Latent Class Analysis.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- Examining the associations between social support and postpartum depression symptoms among adolescent mothers in Nairobi, Kenya.Reproductive health · 2025Article
- Key normative, legal, and policy considerations for supporting pregnant and postpartum adolescents in high HIV-burden settings: a critical analysis.Sexual and reproductive health matters · 2023Review
- Effects of digital chatbot on gender attitudes and exposure to intimate partner violence among young women in South Africa.PLOS digital health · 2023Article
- Intimate partner violence victimization during pregnancy increases risk of postpartum depression among urban adolescent mothers in South Africa.Reproductive health · 2023Article
- Partnership Dynamics and HIV-Related Sexual Behaviors Among Adolescent Mothers in South Africa: A Longitudinal Analysis of HIV Prevention Trials Network 068 Data.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2022Article
- Depressive symptoms and violence exposure in a population-based sample of adult women in South Africa.PLOS global public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeThe aim of the study was to characterize sexual relationships in pregnancy and HIV risk behavior in the first 14 weeks postpartum among adolescent (aged <18 years), young adult (aged 18-24 years), and adult women (>24 years).
methodsWe use bivariate and multivariate statistical tests to describe differences across adolescent (n = 29), young adult (n = 263), and adult women (n = 207).
resultsIn pregnancy, adolescents were in significantly less stable relationships and had higher risk partners than young adult or adult women. At 14 weeks postpartum, adolescents were significantly more likely to think their partners were having concurrent relationships since delivery and were likely to have lower relationship power than adult women. Furthermore, young adults were significantly more likely to return to sex and report physical intimate partner violence in the first 14 weeks postpartum than adult women.
conclusionsAdolescent mothers may benefit from interventions that promote empowerment and the development of healthy relationship skills. Young adult women may benefit from interventions to delay early postpartum engagement in unprotected sex and prevent intimate partner violence exposure. All women, regardless of age group, may benefit from interventions that increase access to pre-exposure prophylaxis and partner's access to HIV testing during the perinatal period.
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