Background Definitions of child sexual exploitation vary. Sexual exploitation violates
children's rights and exposes them to mental and physical harm. There exist differences in …

Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Uganda are at risk of early sexual debut,
unwanted pregnancy, violence, and disproportionally high HIV infection rates, driven in part …

Although transactional sex is common in many sexual relationships, there has been little
research into the degree to which the practice is considered exploitative in the settings in …

OBJECTIVE: To illuminate the different manifestations of transactional sexual exploitation
and abuse among Rwanda's children in order to inform effective responses by policies …

The relationship between gendered power relations and sexual behaviours of adolescents
has been limitedly explored in Uganda. A 2015 cross‐sectional survey covering 16 …

Executive summary The phenomenon of cross-generational sex–defined as sexual
relationships between an adolescent girl and a partner who is older, usually by 10 or more …

Research on youth sexual exploitation in Africa has largely neglected the experiences of
exploited boys. To date, much of the research in sub-Saharan Africa continues to consider …

Sexual problems such as forced and transactional sex are common among adolescents,
especially in developing countries. The objective of the present study was to describe how …

Age-of-consent legislation serves to protect children from sexual abuse. In Uganda and the
Democratic Republic of Congo, however, the reform of laws against sexual violence has led …

Research on transactional sexual relationships has largely focused on women's
perspectives. Better understanding the men's views—especially regarding relationships with …