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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 +3 more
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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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Transactional sex and HIV infection among commercial farm workers in South Africa
Journal of Public Health in Africa, 2020 Background: High prevalence of HIV infection has been reported among commercial farm workers in South Africa, but studies of the role of transactional sex in this epidemic is limited.
Idris Durojaiye +2 more
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Transactional Sex among Youths in Post-conflict Liberia
Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2011 This paper presents findings on sexual risk behaviours of Liberian youths based on five focus-group discussions conducted with 6th and 7th graders (n = 36) attending an elementary/middle school in Monrovia, Liberia. The purpose of the focus-group discussions was to gain an understanding of the sexual behaviours of in-school Liberian adolescents.
Atwood, Katharine A. +8 more
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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 +4 more
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BMC Public Health, 2023 Background Structural interventions are endorsed to enhance biomedical and behavioural HIV prevention programmes for adolescents. Aiming to inform future interventions, we evaluated longitudinal associations between six protective factors that link ...
William E. Rudgard +5 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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BMC Public Health, 2012 Background Sex motivated by economic exchange is a public health concern as a driver of the Sub-Saharan African HIV epidemic. We describe patterns of engagement in transactional sexual relationships and sex with women in prostitution of South African men,
Jewkes Rachel +4 more
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Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2016 Introduction Young women aged 15 to 24 years in sub‐Saharan Africa continue to be disproportionately affected by HIV. A growing number of studies have suggested that the practice of transactional sex may in part explain women's heightened risk, but ...
Joyce Wamoyi +4 more
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Adolescents, 2023 Age-disparate transactional sex relationships are often coerced and exploitative. The gender and economic disparities between affluent men and economically disadvantaged girls often perpetuate these relationships, resulting in their exploitation.
Leso Munala +5 more
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