Interview with Penny, 18-19, White British, upper working class, no religion. Women, Risk and AIDS Project, London, 1989. Anonymised version including field notes. (Ref: LSFS10)

This interview is part of the Women, Risk and Aids Project (1989-90)
archive which was created as part of the Reanimating Data Project
(2018-20).
Anonymised transcript of interview with Penny, who has been with her boyfriend for three years. She has been on the pill since early on in their relationship, after discussing their contraceptive options together. They use condoms occasionally - she is quite worried about AIDS, and would be adamant on condom use with any future sexual partners. Penny's sex education came from school and from her mum, who was quite open and instigated her own age-appropriate education for Penny and her siblings. She describes herself as shy and quiet, and often lets her boyfriend take the lead, but thinks this will change in the future.