Mchiza, Zandile J.Phiri, Comfort Rutty2022-08-162026-06-102022-08-162026-06-102022https://hdl.handle.net/10566/23699Master of Public Health - MPHApproximately 16 million girls aged 15 to 19 years, and 2.5 million girls under the age of 16 years give birth each year in developing countries. Moreover, approximately 4% of 15 to 19 year olds in Zambia are HIV-infected. According to international literature, risky sexual practices and engagement in sexual activities before the age of 18 years have been implicated to adolescent pregnancies and HIV infections. There is a dearth of recent data of this kind in Zambia. The last survey on general sexual behaviours among women (i.e., the Zambia Demographic and Health Survey [ZDHS]) was done more than 7 years ago.enPublic healthHIVSexual intercourseAdolescentsZambiaUniversity of the Western Cape