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Transactional Sex as a Response to Risk in Western Kenya [PDF]

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2009
Though formal and informal sex work has long been identified as crucial for the spread of HIV/AIDS, the nature of the sex-for-money market remains poorly understood. Using a unique panel dataset constructed from 192 self-reported diaries, we find that women who engage in transactional sex substantially increase their supply of risky, better ...
Robinson, Jonathan, Yeh, Ethan
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Transactional Sex among Noninjecting Illicit Drug Users: Implications for HIV Transmission

The Scientific World Journal, 2016
Noninjecting illicit drug users (NIDUs) present high risk for HIV infection, due especially to transactional sex. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and risk factors for transactional sex among NIDUs in the Southwest region of Goiás State ...
Rafael Alves Guimarães, Aurélio Goulart Rodovalho, Inaina Lara Fernandes, Graciele Cristina Silva, Rodrigo Lopes de Felipe, Ivânia Vera, Valéria Duarte Gregório, Roselma Lucchese   +7 more
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Transactional sex amongst young people in rural northern Tanzania: an ethnography of young women's motivations and negotiation

Reproductive Health, 2010
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 and consequences are still little understood.
Plummer Mary, Wight Daniel, Wamoyi Joyce, Mshana Gerry, Ross David   +4 more
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