Objectives: To explore the prevalence of and factors associated with initiation of selling sex
as a minor. Design: Data were drawn from cross-sectional studies of adult female sex …

Violence against women is understood as a public health issue that has long-term health
consequences for women. Economic inequality and women's economic dependence on …

Although cash transfers (CT) have been recommended as a strategy to address structural
drivers of HIV, the evidence of the effects of CT on sexual risk and HIV outcomes is mixed …

This book analyses the partnership between applied theatre and sexual health
communication in a theatre-making project in Nyanga, a township in South Africa. By …

Background Food insecurity is an important barrier to retention in care and adherence to
antiretroviral therapy (ART) among people living with HIV infection (PLHIV). However, there …

Cash transfers are often considered a gender-sensitive development tool because women
have traditionally been the target for large social cash transfer programs. However, targeting …

Background Despite progressive health policy, disease burdens in South Africa remain
patterned by deeply entrenched social inequalities. Accounting for the relationships …

Cash transfers are theorised to reduce adolescent girls and young women's economic
vulnerability and engagement in transactional sex; however, the processes involved remain …

Understanding adolescents' translation of HIV and AIDS-related behaviour change
interventions (BCI) knowledge and skills into expected behavioural outcomes helps us …

Background Cash transfers are a promising but understudied intervention that may protect
cognitive function in adults. Although South Africa has a rapidly ageing population, little is …