Preference for dry sex, condom use and risk of STI among HIV-negative black women in the Western Cape province, South Africa

The practice of dry sex is reportedly common among young black women in South Africa. The aim of this study was to explore the relationship of women's preference for dry sex with condom use and the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), Neisseria gonorrhoea (NG) and Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) infections. Between January 2006 and December 2007, 446 women completed a behavioural survey in isiXhosa which assessed demographic information, sexual behaviours, condom use behaviour and other potential correlates. In total, 159 (36.72%) women indicated preferring dry sex. A multivariate logistic regression model indicated that participants who preferred dry sex were more likely to report past STI episodes and to have a partner who also preferred dry sex. The findings indicate that dry sex behaviour was not directly associated with condom use and STI (CT, NG, and TV) prevalence but may have been associated with relationships in which sexual preferences of the male partner were dominant.

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Transactional Sexual Relationships, Sexually Transmitted Infection Risk, and Condom Use among Young Black Women in Peri-Urban Areas of the Western Cape Province of South Africa

Women s Health Issues ◽

10.1016/j.whi.2011.11.006 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 22 (3) ◽

pp. e277-e282 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Dorina Onoya ◽

Priscilla Reddy ◽

Sibusiso Sifunda ◽

Delia Lang ◽

Gina M. Wingood ◽

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Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Black Women ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Infection Risk ◽

Sexual Relationships ◽

Western Cape ◽

Western Cape Province ◽

Transmitted Infection ◽

Sexually Transmitted ◽

Young Black Women

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Preference for dry sex, condom use and risk of STI among HIV-negative black women in the Western Cape province, South Africa

South African Journal of Science ◽

10.4102/sajs.v105i1/2.25 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 105 (1/2) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Priscilla Reddy ◽

Dorina Saleh-Onoya ◽

Sibusiso Sifunda ◽

Delia Lang ◽

Gina Wingood ◽

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Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Black Women ◽

Condom Use ◽

Western Cape ◽

Western Cape Province ◽

Hiv Negative

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Material and Relational Difficulties: The Impact of the Household Environment on the Emotional Well-Being of Young Black Women Living in Soweto, South Africa

Journal of Family Issues ◽

10.1177/0192513x19887524 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 41 (8) ◽

pp. 1307-1332

Author(s):

Emmanuel Cohen ◽

Lisa J Ware ◽

Alessandra Prioreschi ◽

Catherine Draper ◽

Edna Bosire ◽

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Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Black Women ◽

Young Women ◽

Well Being ◽

Middle Income ◽

Cultural Aspects ◽

Nulliparous Women ◽

Household Environment ◽

Young Black Women ◽

The Impact

South Africa is an upper-middle income country with high levels of inequality. Young urban black women living in historically disadvantaged suburbs are particularly vulnerable to these socioeconomic inequalities. We conducted a qualitative study (four focus group discussions with young nulliparous women and 13 dual semistructured interviews between women and their mother) to better understand the household environment context of young women living in Soweto (a poor urban predominantly black township) and how this impacts their emotional well-being. Several household-centered issues were identified that impacted the young women’s well-being including both material and relational elements. These issues resulted in household environmental perturbations involving several psychological disturbances (stress, chronic anger, depression, and suicidal thoughts) stated by young women. Urban young black women experience significant material and relational hardships within the household environment. Interventions that aim to optimize young women’s emotional well-being should better recognize both economic and cultural aspects impacting on them.

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CASE STUDY NARRATIVE ACCOUNTS OF GENDER AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION IN YOUNG BLACK WOMEN FROM AN EASTERN CAPE TOWNSHIP IN SOUTH AFRICA

Gender Questions ◽

10.25159/2412-8457/1546 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 45-57 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mzikazi Nduna

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Black Women ◽

South African ◽

Female Gender ◽

Growing Up ◽

Social Environments ◽

Eastern Cape ◽

Culturally Competent ◽

Young Black Women ◽

Personal Accounts

In South Africa, the experiences of gender non-conforming young women, as a population separate from adults, are understudied. This article explores what distresses young gender non-conforming females from a South African township. The challenges facing such women growing up in a township in the Eastern Cape province in South Africa are discussed and illuminated through case studies of participantsâ€™ personal accounts. The sample was obtained through snowballing. One-on-one in-depth interviews were held and subjected to domain analysis. Domains discovered were: pressure to conform to a female gender identity to be like a lady; being misunderstood in their communities; and disapproval from peers, family and other members of society. The challenges young, black, gender non-conforming girls faced in growing up were based on familial, personal and social factors. Familial and social environments, such as the school, seemed to have a policing effect. Concerns about being isolated, ousted and alienated from society resulted in perceptions that their homes and schools were unsafe and insecure environments. Education and culturally competent support services are needed to educate families about the importance of offering protective support to adolescents, and for schools to create a comfortable environment for gender non-conforming female learners.

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Predicting Wetland Occurrence in the Arid to Semi—Arid 1 Interior of the Western Cape, South Africa, for Improved 2 Mapping and Management

10.21203/rs.3.rs-716396/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Donovan Charles Kotze ◽

Nick Rivers-Moore ◽

Michael Grenfell ◽

Nancy Job

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Predictive Modelling ◽

Western Cape ◽

Catchment Scale ◽

Valley Bottom ◽

Slope Wetlands ◽

Data Points ◽

Relationship Of ◽

Improved Accuracy ◽

Semi Arid

Abstract As for drylands globally, there has been limited effort to map and characterize such wetlands in the Western Cape interior of South Africa. Thus, the study assessed how wetland occurrence and type in the arid to semi-arid interior of the Western Cape relate to key biophysical drivers, and, through predictive modelling, to contribute towards improved accuracy of the wetland map layer. Field-verified test areas were selected to represent the aridity gradient, rainfall seasonality, hydrogeomorphic (HGM) types and physiographic zones encompassed in the study area. The arid areas of the Karoo physiographic zones had: (1) a low (<1%) proportional area of wetland; (2) an almost complete absence of seepage slope wetlands; (3) ephemeral depressions, all non-vegetated; and (4) much of the wetland associated with valley bottoms confined within a channel. The less arid mountain zones had: (1) a much higher (>3%) proportional area of wetland; and (2) wetlands being predominantly hillslope seepages, but also including valley bottom wetlands. A spatial probability surface of wetland occurrence was generated based on the statistical relationship of verified wetland presence and absence data points with a range of catchment-scale predictor variables, including topographic metrics and hydrological/climatic variables. This layer was combined with raster images of most likely HGM type within the landscape to provide a final product of wetland occurrence, attributed by HGM type. Vulnerabilities of the wetlands were identified based on key attributes of the different wetland types, and recommendations were provided for refining the wetland map for the Western Cape.

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Condom use promotion among isiXhosa speaking women living with HIV in the Western Cape Province, South Africa: a pilot study

AIDS Care ◽

10.1080/09540120802537823 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 21 (7) ◽

pp. 817-825 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Dorina Saleh-Onoya ◽

Priscilla S. Reddy ◽

Robert A.C. Ruiter ◽

Sibusiso Sifunda ◽

Gina Wingood ◽

...

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Pilot Study ◽

Condom Use ◽

Western Cape ◽

Western Cape Province ◽

Women Living With Hiv ◽

Living With Hiv

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The Relationship between Planning Strategies and Entrepreneurial Success for Start-Up Entrepreneurs in the Western Cape

The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation ◽

10.5367/ijei.2013.0128 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 14 (4) ◽

pp. 281-288 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Fawzy Basardien ◽

Christian Friedrich ◽

Hamieda Parker

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Critical Point ◽

Entrepreneurial Activity ◽

Western Cape ◽

Entrepreneurial Success ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Start Up ◽

Planning Strategies ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

The total entrepreneurial activity rate in South Africa was 9.1% in 2011, compared with 8.9% in 2010, which is below the average for similar economies. This study examines the moderating impact of environmental difficulty on the relationship between planning strategies and entrepreneurial success. The authors carried out a cross-sectional interview-based study of 60 start-up entrepreneurs in the Western Cape in South Africa. The results show that environmental difficulty moderated the relationship of ‘opportunistic’ and ‘reactive’ strategies to entrepreneurial success. No moderation effects were found for environmental difficulty on the relationship between success and ‘complete planning’ and ‘critical point planning’ strategies.

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