Gender Stereotypes Against Females As A Factor For Hivaids Vulnerability The Case Of Girls In Two Selected High Schools Of Yeka Sub-city Administration

This study attempted to examine gender stereotypes against female adolescents and how thesernstereotypes could make girls vulnerable to HIVIAIDS in terms of access to information,rndiscussion hold with parents and partners, decision making and taking initiatives on mailersrnrelating to sexuality and HIVIAIDSrnA sample of 343 female students of ages 14 to 20 years were drawn from two high schools in thernYeka Sub-city Administration. A pilot- tested questionnaire and focus group discussions werernused to solicit data from these participants.rnThe finding generally suggested that there were many gender stereotypes against females, andrnthat these stereotypes seemed to limit girls' efforts for an access to information relating tornsexuality and HIVIAIDS The gender stereotypes also seemed to limit the type and extent ofrndiscussions the girls had with their parents and their partners as well. More over, thernparticipants also reported to have lesser involvement in decision making and taking initiatives onrnthe very issues that directly affect their sexuality and vulnerability to HIVIAIDS As an afterrnmath, they apparently appeared vulnerable to H1VIAIDS Discussions were made based on thesernfindings, and recommendations were finally given to reduce the vulnerability of these femalernadolescents

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