Ugandan adolescents’ sources, interpretation and evaluation of sexual content in entertainment media programming

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dc.contributor.authorMiller, Ann Neville
dc.contributor.authorNalugya, Evangeline
dc.contributor.authorGabolya, Charles
dc.contributor.authorLagot, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorMulwanya, Richard
dc.contributor.authorKiva, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorNabasaaka, Grace
dc.contributor.authorChibita, Monica B.
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-27T06:53:47Z
dc.date.available2018-06-27T06:53:47Z
dc.date.issued2016-08-05
dc.descriptionThe definitive version of this article was first published by Taylor and Francis in Sex Education, 16:6, 707-720; link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/14681811.2016.1217840en_US
dc.description.abstractAlthough mounting evidence in Western nations indicates that entertainment media influence young people’s sexual socialisation, virtually no research has addressed the topic in sub-Saharan Africa. The present study employed 14 focus groups of Ugandan high school students to identify media through which they were exposed to sexual content, how they interpreted and evaluated that content, and how they compared its influence with that of parents, schools and religious institutions. Participants most often mentioned TV, followed by print media and Internet as sources of sexual material. Media were said to present discrepant messages regarding the timing of sexual debut, with international programming urging early sexual debut and local programming described as urging young people to delay sex. Young people spoke of turning to ssengas and kojjas for sexual advice, and a number of boys suggested pornography could also be educational. Both local and international programming was interpreted as conveying views of men as sex driven and women as submissive in sex and relationships. Participants expressed the belief that sexual media content had a negative impact on young people. Most nevertheless assessed these messages as more influential than other sources of sexual socialisation.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was funded by a Fulbright AIDS and AIDS-Related Research Area Grant.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAnn Neville Miller, Evangeline Nalugya, Charles Gabolya, Sarah Lagot, Richard Mulwanya, Joseph Kiva, Grace Nabasaaka & Monica Chibita (2016) Ugandan adolescents’ sources, interpretation and evaluation of sexual content in entertainment media programming, Sex Education, 16:6, 707-720, DOI: 10.1080/14681811.2016.1217840en_US
dc.identifier.issn1472-0825
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11951/250
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor and Francis (Routledge)en_US
dc.subjectYouth and media - Ethical aspectsen_US
dc.subjectSex in mediaen_US
dc.subjectYouth, Uganda - media and ethicsen_US
dc.subjectSexual socialisationen_US
dc.subjectYouth and media effectsen_US
dc.subjectMedia effectsen_US
dc.subjectMedia effects; young people; communication; sexual socialisation; Ugandaen_US
dc.titleUgandan adolescents’ sources, interpretation and evaluation of sexual content in entertainment media programmingen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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