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Narratives of transactional sex on a university campus [PDF]

Culture, Health & Sexuality, 2012
Given the imperatives of HIV and gender equality, South African researchers have foregrounded transactional sex as a common practice that contributes to unsafe and inequitable sexual practices. This paper presents findings from a qualitative study with a group of students at a South African university, drawing on narratives that speak to the dynamics ...
Shefer, Tamara, Clowes, Lindsay, Vergnani, Tania   +2 more
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Neonates with acute liver failure have higher overall mortality but similar posttransplant outcomes as older infants

Liver Transplantation, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Neonatal acute liver failure (ALF) carries a high mortality rate; however, little data exist on its peritransplant hospital course. This project aimed to identify factors associated with outcomes in neonates with ALF using large multicenter databases.
Swati Antala, Bridget Whitehead, Justin Godown, Matt Hall, Anna Banc‐Husu, Estella M. Alonso, Sarah A. Taylor   +6 more
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Prevalence and correlates of transactional sex among women of low socioeconomic status in Portland, OR

BMC Women's Health, 2020
Background Women who report transactional sex are at increased risk for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). However, in the United States, social, behavioral, and trauma-related vulnerabilities associated with transactional sex are ...
Timothy W. Menza, Lauren Lipira, Amisha Bhattarai, Victoria Cali-De Leon, E. Roberto Orellana   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sexual risk behaviors, mental health outcomes and attitudes supportive of wife-beating associated with childhood transactional sex among adolescent girls and young women: Findings from the Uganda Violence Against Children Survey.

PLoS ONE, 2021
Compared to young men, Ugandan young women are disproportionately impacted by HIV. Childhood transactional sex may contribute to this disparity. Using data from the 2015 Uganda Violence Against Children Survey, we used logistic regression models to ...
Laura Chiang, Ashleigh Howard, Kirsten Stoebenau, Greta M Massetti, Rose Apondi, Jennifer Hegle, Mondo Kyatekka, Caroline Stamatakis, Lydia Wasula, George Aluzimbi   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ties of Dependence: AIDS and Transactional Sex in Rural Malawi [PDF]

Studies in Family Planning, 2007
In sub‐Saharan Africa, the exchange of sex for material support—labeled “transactional sex” by Western observers—is claimed by some to be a major driver of the AIDS pandemic. Transactional sex is described as akin to prostitution, a degraded form of sexual expression forced on vulnerable women by economic desperation.
Swidler, Ann, Watkins, Susan Cotts
openaire   +4 more sources

Porn video shows, local brew, and transactional sex: HIV risk among youth in Kisumu, Kenya [PDF]

, 2011
Background: Kisumu has shown a rising HIV prevalence over the past sentinel surveillance surveys, and most new infections are occurring among youth. We conducted a qualitative study to explore risk situations that can explain the high HIV prevalence ...
Remes, P. (Pieter), Voeten, H.A.C.M. (Hélène), Helene ACM Voeten, Voeten, H. A., Pieter Remes, Carolyne Njue, Njue C, Voeten Helene ACM, Remes, P, Remes P, Njue, Carolyne, Njue, C., Voeten HACM, Voeten, Hélène, Voeten, H.A.C.M., Remes, P., Njue, C.W. (Carolyne), Njue Carolyne, Remes Pieter   +18 more
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More than just talk: the framing of transactional sex and its implications for vulnerability to HIV in Lesotho, Madagascar and South Africa

Globalization and Health, 2011
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 the terms used to denote transactional sex suggest about how it is ...
Bello Haruna M, Tanga Pius T, Tsikoane Tumelo, Zembe Yanga ZN, Willan Samantha, Rubincam Clara, Nixon Stephanie A, Stoebenau Kirsten, Caceres Carlos F, Townsend Loraine, Rakotoarison Paul G, Razafintsalama Violette   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Socio-economic vulnerabilities and HIV: Drivers of transactional sex among female bar workers in Yaoundé, Cameroon. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
INTRODUCTION:The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between socio-demographic characteristics, risky sexual behaviour, alcohol use and transactional sex among female bar workers in Yaounde, Cameroon.
Derick Akompab Akoku, Mbah Abena Tihnje, Thomas Achombwom Vukugah, Elvis Enowbeyang Tarkang, Robinson Enow Mbu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Alcohol Use and Transactional Sex among Women in South Africa: Results from a Nationally Representative Survey.

PLoS ONE, 2015
BackgroundTransactional sex is a risk factor for HIV infection. Alcohol use may increase the risk of transactional sex. No nationally-representative studies have examined the relationship between multiple dimensions of alcohol use and transactional sex ...
Sarah Magni, Nicola Christofides, Saul Johnson, Renay Weiner   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring Garbage Collection with Haswell Hardware Transactional Memory [PDF]

, 2014
Intel’s latest processor microarchitecture, Haswell, adds support for a restricted form of transactional memory to the x86 programming model. We explore how this can be applied to three garbage collection scenarios in Jikes RVM: parallel copying ...
Jones, Richard E., Richard E. Jones, Ritson, Carl G., Carl G. Ritson, Tomoharu Ugawa, Ugawa, Tomoharu   +5 more
core   +1 more source