Introduction: Transactional sex or material exchange for sex is associated with HIV infection
among adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa. The motivations for …

Background Material exchange for sex (transactional sex) may be important to sexual
relationships and health in certain cultures, yet the motivations for transactional sex, its scale …

Background: Transactional sex, or informal sexual exchange, is considered to be an
important contributing factor to the disproportionately high HIV infection rates experienced …

Background:'Transactional sex', is generally defined as a sexual relationship in which
money or material goods are exchanged for sex. As this may entail sex with older or multiple …

Background Evidence shows that HIV prevalence among young women in sub-Saharan
Africa increases almost five-fold between ages 15 and 24, with almost a quarter of young …

Introduction Transactional sex is casual sex between two people to receive material
incentives in exchange for sexual favors. Transactional sex is associated with negative …

Introduction Young adolescent women in sub‐Saharan Africa are three to four times more
likely to be HIV‐positive than boys or men. One of the relationship dynamics that is likely to …

Although transactional sex has been linked to undesirable sexual health outcomes, there is
a lack of clarity as to the meaning of the practice, which appears to extend beyond behaviors …

Sex workers have long been considered a high-risk group for HIV infection, but to date little
quantitative research has explored the association between HIV risk and exchange of sex …

Background: Adolescent girls and young women across sub-Saharan Africa are at
disproportionate risk of HIV infection compared to their male counterparts. Transactional sex …