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This qualitative study sought to understand the perceptions and experiences of abstinence among young Christians in a University in South Africa. Willingness to adhere to Christian teachings of sexual chastity is the primary motivation for sexual abstinence while spiritual, mental and physical health benefits of abstinence as well as enforcement of Christian teachings by members and peers are secondary motivations that help sustain sexual abstinence. Sexual pressures come from desire to satisfy sexual urge, subtle coercion, peer pressure, momentary loss of self-control. There is need for multi-pronged interventions aimed at empowering Christian youth to deal with sources of sexual pressures.
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Mbotho, M., Cilliers, M. & Akintola, O. Sailing Against the Tide? Sustaining Sexual Abstinence Among Christian Youth in a University Setting in South Africa. J Relig Health 52, 208–222 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-011-9466-8
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