For a substantial minority of women, sexual initiation is a traumatic occurrence accompanied by force and fear.
Adolescent boys admit that coercion of female partners is common.
During focus-group discussions in South Africa, one teenage girl observed, I actually think forced sex is the norm. The younger a woman is at first sexual intercourse, the more likely that sex is forced. The younger a woman is at sexual initiation, the more likely that sex is forced. One woman recalled, It was a terrifying experience. Girls who are married off at a young age are especially vulnerable.