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SEXUAL ACTIVITY AMONG JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL GIRLS IN ZAMBIA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 April 2001

VIJAYAN K. PILLAI ,
THOMAS BARTON  and
KOFI BENEFO
VIJAYAN K. PILLAI
Affiliation:
Department of Sociology and Social Work, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
THOMAS BARTON
Affiliation:
Department of Sociology and Social Work, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
KOFI BENEFO
Affiliation:
Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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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.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 29 , Issue 3 , July 1997 , pp. 297 - 301
Copyright
© 1997 Cambridge University Press

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