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 …

Introduction Social protection programmes are considered HIV‐sensitive when addressing
risk, vulnerability or impact of HIV infection. Socio‐economic interventions, like livelihood …

Objective To explore the influence of loneliness on sleep behavior and sleep quality based
on propensity score-matched samples in Southwest China. Methods Individual-level data …

ABSTRACT In South Africa, many adolescents are affected by socio-economic adversity,
which increases their susceptibility to experiencing stress that negatively affects their mental …

Evidence-based approaches are needed to address the high levels of sexual risk behavior
and associated HIV infection among orphaned and vulnerable adolescents. This study …

Exposure to multiple forms of violence is common amongst adolescents from
socioeconomically disadvantaged communities in South Africa. Adolescents' exposure to …

The aim of the research was to gain increased knowledge regarding the sexual risk
behaviour of school-going young people in South Africa after two decades of HIV-education …

Objectives: Recent research demonstrates that economic interventions may positively effect
HIV risk among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in sub-Saharan Africa. Some …

Cash transfer programs (CTs) have been rigorously evaluated since their inception in the
1990s. However, to date, there has been no study critically examining the utility of the …

We performed a matched case-control study using a propensity score matching, to assess
the association of Th17-related cytokines, including interleukin (IL) 17A (IL-17A), IL-17F, IL …