SEXUAL ACTIVITY AMONG JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL GIRLS IN ZAMBIA

4 April 1997

journal article
research article
Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Biosocial Science

Vol. 29 (3) , 297-301
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0021932097002976

Abstract

This paper proposes a causal model of sexual activity among a randomly selected sample of 305 Junior secondary school girls in Zambia. The results indicate that liberal sexual attitudes influence romantic involvement with boys. Emotional involvement is likely to result in sexual activity. Traditional courtship forms are slowly being replaced by modern patterns of courtship behaviour. Policy and programme implications are discussed.

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