Abstract In sub-Saharan Africa, young women ages 15–24 have more than twice the risk of
acquiring HIV as their male counterparts. A growing body of epidemiological evidence …

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 …

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

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 …

The “blesser and blessee” phenomenon has been prominent in South African media since
the year 2016. This is a form of transactional sex in which older rich men (“blessers”) tend to …

Transactional sex has been associated with risk of HIV infection in a number of studies
throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Urban young women are economically vulnerable and at …

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'Transactional sex'was regarded by the mid-1990s as an important determinant
of HIV transmission, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Little attention has been paid to what …

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 …