ABSTRACT
We describe a survey of 300 young female apprentice tailors in a peri urban community in Ibadan, Nigeria. The objectives were to assess HIV risk-related behavior in order to plan appropriate prevention interventions. Most apprentice tailors were 18-21 years old (68%), single (95%), and had not completed secondary school (98%). History of sexual intercourse was reported by 53 %; 42 % had ever experienced unwanted touching of the breast, backside, shoulder, or waist; 4% reported being raped in the last 6 months. Of sexually active women, 57% reported sexual debut with an instructor; 21 % had exchanged sex for money or gifts and only 27% had used a condom during their most recent sexual intercourse. Instability of employment and lack of instructor support were primary barriers to implementing a pilot peereducation HIV prevention project. The poor social and economic conditions of apprentice tailors make them vulnerable to sexual exploitation and, in turn, to HIV infection. A peereducation intervention within the context of a microcredit economic development program may reduce risk for HIV among women in Nigeria's informal economy.
Ajuwon, A & Mcfarland, W (2021). HIV Risk-Related Behavior, Sexual Coercion, and Implications for Prevention Strategies among Female Apprentice Tailors, Ibadan, Nigeria. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/hiv-risk-related-behavior-sexual-coercion-and-implications-for-prevention-strategies-among-female-apprentice-tailors-ibadan-nigeria
Ajuwon, Ademola and Willi Mcfarland "HIV Risk-Related Behavior, Sexual Coercion, and Implications for Prevention Strategies among Female Apprentice Tailors, Ibadan, Nigeria" Afribary. Afribary, 24 Mar. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/hiv-risk-related-behavior-sexual-coercion-and-implications-for-prevention-strategies-among-female-apprentice-tailors-ibadan-nigeria. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
Ajuwon, Ademola, Willi Mcfarland . "HIV Risk-Related Behavior, Sexual Coercion, and Implications for Prevention Strategies among Female Apprentice Tailors, Ibadan, Nigeria". Afribary, Afribary, 24 Mar. 2021. Web. 24 Apr. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/hiv-risk-related-behavior-sexual-coercion-and-implications-for-prevention-strategies-among-female-apprentice-tailors-ibadan-nigeria >.
Ajuwon, Ademola and Mcfarland, Willi . "HIV Risk-Related Behavior, Sexual Coercion, and Implications for Prevention Strategies among Female Apprentice Tailors, Ibadan, Nigeria" Afribary (2021). Accessed April 24, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/hiv-risk-related-behavior-sexual-coercion-and-implications-for-prevention-strategies-among-female-apprentice-tailors-ibadan-nigeria