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Sexual coercion and sexual desire: Ambivalent meanings of heterosexual anal sex in Soweto, South Africa
- DOI:
- 10.1080/09540120701408134
pages 1189-1193
Available online: 12 Dec 2007Abstract
Anal sex within heterosexual relationships is usually underreported or not reported at all, yet is increasingly recognised as a potential mode of HIV transmission. Understanding the circumstances of anal sex is critical for trials that seek to assess the efficacy of microbicides. This article draws on qualitative data collected during a feasibility study for a clinical trial of microbicides in Soweto, South Africa. Focus groups of women enroled in the feasibility study discussed the circumstances under which they and other women in the community had anal sex. Their narratives drew attention to the ambivalent meanings of anal sex; often regarded as a form of sexual coercion but also frequently as sexual pleasure. The article explores the reasons for these apparent contradictions.
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- Available online: 12 Dec 2007
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- a Reproductive Health and HIV Research Unit, Johannesburg, South Africa
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