According to a growing body of literature, some orphans are at heightened risk of early
sexual debut and early marriage. This study examines a rarely explored aspect of …

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 …

Purpose We examine a mentorship component within a family-based economic
empowerment intervention for AIDS-orphaned children in Uganda. Method Mentorship was …

Background Research on emotional child abuse in sub–Saharan Africa is scarce. Few
studies thus far have examined prevalence, risk and protective factors for emotional child …

Orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in sub-Saharan Africa are at high risk for HIV
infection and transmission. HIV prevention and treatment efforts with OVC are hindered by …

This paper presents the evaluation of post-programme outcomes of the ISIBINDI model, a
community-based intervention to promote physical and psychosocial well-being of orphans …

Globally, 39 million people have died since the beginning of the human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) pandemic. 1 An estimated 17.8 million children have lost 1 or both parents to …

Objectives This study assessed associations between recent transactional sex (TS) and
potential determinants and variations in patterns across two geographic regions with high …

This document contains field notes of the anthropological study that led to Janneke
Verheijen's PhD dissertation Balancing men, morals and money: Women's agency between …

Adolescent relationship abuse (ARA)(ie physical, sexual, psychological, or economic abuse
in the context of romantic relationships) is associated with adverse health outcomes …