Youth Health and Wellbeing: Risk and protective factors in school-going adolescent´s sexual behavior in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Abstract

This research is a cross-sectional quantitative study looking at sexual risky behaviours among adolescents in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Sexual risk is measured by engagement in age disparate relationship, transactional sex and condom use at last sex. This study looks at associations between sexually risky behaviours and how other factors in adolescents’ surroundings might influence risk behaviour.