Violence against women within sexual relationships is a neglected area in public health
despite the fact that, in partially defining women's capacity to protect themselves against …

This paper offers an analysis of young people's sexual agency in rural Uganda. Drawing on
definitions of agency from within the international development literature, it focuses on …

The pressing need to break the silence on non-consensual sex among young people–an
issue shrouded by denial, underreporting and stigma–is self-evident. Despite the growing …

Background Socialization and non-consensual sex Gender relations among the Luhya are
characterized by an unequal balance of power, with women having comparatively less …

Men's role in transactional sex is relatively unexplored, limiting initiatives to prevent
exploitative transactional sex and its negative health implications for girls and women. We …

The issue of child sexual exploitation (CSE) has received intense scrutiny in recent years,
following a number of high profile legal cases, serious case reviews and inquiries. This has …

abstract Through an analysis of youth love letters, this focus re-considers the commonly held
notion among feminists and sexual health specialists that females lack power to negotiate …

In many patriarchal societies in Africa, heterosexuality is privileged as the single legitimate
form of sexual interaction; other sexualities are marginalised because they are perceived as …

Background In order to reduce women's exposure to violence and develop culturally
appropriate interventions, it is important to gain an understanding of how men who use …

Abstract For women in South Africa, engaging in exchange sex, including transactional sex
(TS), or sex work (SW), is associated with several shared poor health outcomes; yet the …