Background Despite growing interest in the role of social norms in perpetuating the harmful
practice of sexual exploitation of children and adolescents (SECA), little is known about the …

Background Interventions targeting combined sexual and reproductive health, Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) management and mental health care in sub-Saharan Africa …

Background Infectious disease outbreaks like COVID-19 and their mitigation measures can
exacerbate underlying gender disparities, particularly among adolescents and young adults …

Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Uganda are at risk of early sexual debut,
unwanted pregnancy, violence, and disproportionally high HIV infection rates, driven in part …

Sexual harassment is pervasive worldwide, yet there is a lack of clarity on its
conceptualization in many settings, especially in low-income countries. Context-specific …

Objectives: We sought evidence of DREAMS'impact on uptake of services and sexual risk
among adolescent-girls-and-young-women (AGYW). Design: Cohorts of AGYW aged 13–22 …

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

Background Definitions of child sexual exploitation vary. Sexual exploitation violates
children's rights and exposes them to mental and physical harm. There exist differences in …

Although cash transfers (CT) are hypothesized to reduce AGYW's HIV risk, little is known
about the mechanisms through which CT empower AGYW. We explored the impact of a CT …

Abstract Background South African women have been exposed to epidemic proportions of
intimate partner violence (IPV) amongst heterosexual relationships but not much is known …