Objective: In sub-Saharan Africa, young women who engage in transactional sex (the
exchange of sex for money or gifts) with a male partner show an elevated risk of prevalent …

We explored transactional sex and relationships (TSR) among South African adolescent
girls and young women (AGYW) using (1) survey data from 4,399 AGYW aged 15–24 years …

The transitional period of adolescence has long been associated with physical, social and
behavioural change. During this time, adolescents start to develop their own self‐identity …

Unprotected sexual activity increases the risk of pregnancy and HIV and AIDS. More than
three decades into the AIDS pandemic, the condom remains the most effective strategy for …

Compared to young men, Ugandan young women are disproportionately impacted by HIV.
Childhood transactional sex may contribute to this disparity. Using data from the 2015 …

This book challenges monoglossic ideologies, traditional language pedagogies and
dominant forms of knowledge construction by foregrounding multilingual and multicultural …

Purpose Intergenerational transactional sex (ITS) occurs in Sub-Saharan Africa within the
context of widespread poverty and limited employment opportunities. We examined how …

Introduction: Transactional sex or material exchange for sex is associated with HIV infection
among adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa. The motivations for …

Many qualitative studies about the exchange of sex for money, drugs, and less tangible
outcomes (ie, social status) contend that this activity contributes to high levels of internalized …

Background: Epidemiological data are needed to characterize the age-specific HIV burden
and engagement in HIV services among young, marginalized women in sub-Saharan Africa …