Vulnerability Analysis in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) : Indications of Intersecting Vulnerable Positions in a NationalSurvey Among Young People in Sweden

• IntroductionSexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) policies use gender as the foremost social determinant toexplain vulnerability in relation to SRHR among young people. Therefore, our aim was to explore intersecting vulnerablepositions within the three SRHR-related outcome areas: unsafe sex, sex against one’s will, and transactional sex, amongyoung people aged 16–29.MethodsThe data set is from a randomised, cross-sectional, and population-based SRHR survey conducted in Swedenin 2015, and the 7755 respondents imply a response rate (26%) in line with the power estimations. How gender intersectswith fve other social positions, i.e. social determinants (sexual identity, transgender experience, perceived economy, beingforeign-born, and social welfare recipiency), was explored through a stepwise descriptive intersecting vulnerability analysisexemplifed through three outcome variables: unsafe sex, sex against one’s will, and transactional sex.ResultsGender intersects with other social determinants and creates vulnerable positions in SRHR-related outcomes. Themost vulnerable positions within each of the three outcome variables were the following: (1) for unsafe sex: being a manand homosexual; (2) for sex against one’s will: being a woman and bisexual; and (3) for transactional sex: being a man andhaving transgender experience.Conclusions Despite limitations, the descriptive intersecting vulnerability analysis indicates how gender intersects withother social determinants and generates multiple vulnerable positions in relation to SRHR.Policy ImplicationsThe results can be of interest in future studies on vulnerability and inform policies that intend to fulflthe intention of leaving no one behind, as stated in the Agenda 2030.

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SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Annan samhällsvetenskap -- Genusstudier (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Other Social Sciences -- Gender Studies (hsv//eng)

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Hälsovetenskap -- Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Health Sciences -- Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology (hsv//eng)

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Annan samhällsvetenskap -- Tvärvetenskapliga studier inom samhällsvetenskap (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Other Social Sciences -- Social Sciences Interdisciplinary (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Agenda 2030

Health equity

HIV

Intersectionality

Social determinants

SRHR

Population-based survey

Vulnerability

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