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ERIC Number: EJ1294001
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-May
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1525-822X
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Application of a Body Map Tool to Enhance Discussion of Sexual Behavior in Women in South Africa, Uganda, and Zimbabwe
Naidoo, Sarita; Duby, Zoe; Hartmann, Miriam; Musara, Petina; Etima, Juliane; Woeber, Kubashni; Mensch, Barbara S.; der Straten, Ariane van; Montgomery, Elizabeth T.
Field Methods, v33 n2 p143-158 May 2021
Body mapping methods are used in sexual and reproductive health studies to encourage candid discussion of sex and sexuality, pleasure and pain, sickness and health, and to understand individuals' perceptions of their bodies. VOICE-D, a qualitative follow-up study to the VOICE trial, developed and used a body map tool in the context of individual in-depth interviews with women in South Africa, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. The tool showed the outline of a nude female figure from the front and back perspective. We asked women to identify, label, and discuss genitalia and other body parts associated with sexual behaviors, pain, and pleasure. Respondents could indicate body parts without having to verbalize potentially embarrassing anatomical terms, enabling interviewers to clarify ambiguous terminology that may have otherwise been open to misinterpretation. Body maps provided women with a non-intimidating way of discussing and disclosing their sexual practices, and minimized miscommunication of anatomical and behavioral terminology.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (DHHS); National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) (NIH); Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (NIH); National Institute of Mental Health (DHHS/NIH)
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Identifiers - Location: South Africa; Uganda; Zimbabwe
Grant or Contract Numbers: UM1AI068633; UM1AI068615; UM1AI106707
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