Gendered Social Context of Adolescent HIV Risk Behavior in Ghana (ICPSR 35724)

Principal Investigator(s):
Jeffrey B. Bingenheimer, George Washington University

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Summary

The study uses a mixed-methods investigation that integrates focus group discussions (FGDs) and in-depth interviews (IDIs) with a longitudinal cohort study (LCS) OF youth and their parents IN three communities in southeastern Ghana to identify the ways in which gendered parenting practices, peer group norms, and other factors shape emerging patterns of sexual behavior among youth in these communities. The LCS includes a younger cohort (aged 13 to 14 years at Wave 1 and 16 to 17 years by Wave 3, N=900) and an older cohort (aged 18 to 19 years at Wave 1 and 21 to 22 years by Wave 3, N=900) who, along with their parents/caregivers, are interviewed three times at 18-month intervals. Girls and boys are included in equal proportions.

Funding

United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (5R01HD061017)

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

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Data Collection Notes

  1. NICHD funded the PRIMARY DATA COLLECTION of this project.

  2. DSDR has tried to identify a link which points directly to where the study data reside. In cases where this was not possible a link pointing to the PI's Web site is provided, so users may contact the PI directly regarding access to the data.

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Time Method

Longitudinal
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