Addressing silences in research on girls' experiences of teacher sexual violence: insights from Uganda

J Parkes, A Bhatia, S Datzberger, R Nagawa… - Comparative …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Growing evidence from multiple countries in Africa documents sexual violence in schools.
However, when that violence is committed by teachers it is shrouded in secrecy. This article …

A qualitative study exploring parent–daughter approaches for communicating about sex and transactional sex in Central Uganda: Implications for comprehensive …

M Pichon, L Howard‐Merrill, J Wamoyi… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Ugandan adolescent girls and young women are disproportionately impacted
by human immunodeficiency virus, and this is largely driven by their engagement in …

Survival sex: Sexual agency and consent in a state of deprivation? A scoping review

K Czechowski, J Sylvestre… - The Canadian journal of …, 2022 - utpjournals.press
Survival sex is the exchange of sex for material goods required for survival (ie, shelter, food,
drugs). Because this exchange occurs under conditions of deprivation, there is a power …

[HTML][HTML] “When It'sa Girl, They Have a Chance to Have Sex With Them. When It'sa Boy… They Have Been Known to Rape Them”: Perceptions of United Nations …

SA Bartels, C King, S Lee - Frontiers in sociology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Peacekeeping missions have been marred by reports of sexual exploitation and abuse
(SEA) against local community members. However, there is limited research on how SEA …

Adolescent girls' perceived readiness for sex in Central Uganda-liminal transitions and implications for sexual and reproductive health interventions

N Kyegombe, AM Buller, R Meiksin… - Culture, health & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Young women in Uganda are at risk of negative sexual and reproductive health outcomes,
in part because of sex with older men. Theoretically grounded in the concept of liminality …

'I trap her with a CD, then tomorrow find her with a big old man who bought her a smart phone'. Constructions of masculinities and transactional sex: a qualitative study …

L Howard-Merrill, J Wamoyi, D Nyato… - Culture, Health & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Men's role in transactional sex is relatively unexplored, limiting initiatives to prevent
exploitative transactional sex and its negative health implications for girls and women. We …

[HTML][HTML] Shifting social norms to prevent age-disparate transactional sex in Tanzania: what we can learn from intervention development research

L Howard-Merrill, C Zimmerman, R Sono… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
This paper reflects on the development process (2015–2020) of the Learning Initiative for
Norms, Exploitation, and Abuse (LINEA) Intervention. The LINEA Intervention is a multi …

[HTML][HTML] A mixed-methods, exploratory, quasi-experimental evaluation of a radio drama intervention to prevent age-disparate transactional sex in Tanzania

M Pichon, DJ Carter, L Howard-Merrill… - … in Reproductive Health, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Age-disparate transactional sex (ADTS) is associated with HIV, unintended
pregnancy, school dropout and violence, yet few interventions have successfully prevented …

Syndemic profiles and sexual health risks among sexually exploited adolescent girls in Taiwan: a latent class analysis

JK Chen, SC Wang, LC Wang - Archives of sexual behavior, 2023 - Springer
Sexually exploited adolescent girls are disproportionately affected by adverse psychosocial
conditions, such as intra-familial child physical and sexual abuse, extra-familial violence and …

“He'll come with some sugar.” A qualitative study exploring the drivers and consequences of schoolgirls transactional sex behaviours

Y Thiaw, E Nyothach, G Zulaika, AM van Eijk… - … in Reproductive Health, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Intoduction Transactional sex (TS) is common in areas of sub-Saharan Africa, motivated by
reasons beyond financial support. Through this qualitative study we sought to understand …