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Developmental associations between victimization and body mass index from 3 to 10 years in a population sample [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
In the current prospective study, we investigated (1) whether high and low BMI in early childhood puts a child at risk of victimization by their peers, and (2) whether being victimised increases BMI over the short- and long-term, independent of the ...
Abbott, Janice   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Measuring transactional sex in different contexts: How do tools to measure this practice perform in rural South Africa?

open access: yesAfrican journal of AIDS research : AJAR, 2021
Background: Adolescent girls and young women across sub-Saharan Africa are at disproportionate risk of HIV infection compared to their male counterparts.
N. Kyegombe   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Service Work as Lived Experience: A Problematizing Review

open access: yesHuman Resource Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Between employee burnout and growing recruitment challenges, a systemic crisis confronts the service industry. One reason lies in the scope of received human resource management (HRM) approaches, which often emphasize organizational performance metrics at the expense of the emotional, social, and material experiences of doing frontline service
Kushagra Bhatnagar   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research report: Exploring the beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors of MSM engaged in substance use and transactional sex in Ghana [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This study was implemented by Boston University in collaboration with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology with support from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the U.S.
Adu‐Sarkodie, Yaw   +11 more
core  

Managers' Decisions About Informal Accommodation Requests by Employees With and Without Disabilities

open access: yesHuman Resource Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although formal accommodations are required by law across many jurisdictions, many employees seek informal adjustments to their work conditions. These individualized work arrangements are not rooted in legal compliance but are instead provided at managers' discretion.
Silvia Bonaccio   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Studies on Youth Internet Behavior Using the Positive Youth Development Frameworks

open access: yesJournal of Adolescence, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Positive youth development (PYD) is a strength‐based approach that promotes positive outcomes to support the well‐being of youth. With digital technology becoming central to adolescents' lives, understanding how PYD is related to internet behaviors is crucial. The current study addresses this growing need by systematically reviewing
Maneela Sirisety   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Relationship between Alcohol Outlets, HIV Risk Behavior, and HSV-2 Infection among South African Young Women: A Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2015
BACKGROUND:Alcohol consumption has a disinhibiting effect that may make sexual risk behaviors and disease transmission more likely. The characteristics of alcohol-serving outlets (e.g.
Molly Rosenberg   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Attitudes and behaviors among older MSM in Ghana [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This study was implemented by Boston University in collaboration with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology with support from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the U.S.
Adu‐Sarkodie, Yaw   +11 more
core   +1 more source

Usage of the Terms Prostitution, Sex Work, Transactional Sex, and Survival Sex: Their Utility in HIV Prevention Research

open access: yesArchives of Sexual Behavior, 2018
This article considers the terms prostitution, sex work, transactional sex, and survival sex, the logic of their deployment and utility to research concerned with people who are paid for sex, and HIV. The various names for paid sex in HIV research are invested in strategically differentiated positionings of people who receive payment and emphasize ...
McMillan, K, Worth, H, Rawstorne, P
openaire   +3 more sources

Individual and Relationship-Level Correlates of Transactional Sex Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Malawi: A Multilevel Analysis

open access: yesAids and Behavior, 2021
Transactional sex increases HIV risk among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW). Understanding the individual and dyadic nature of transactional sex may provide evidence for risk reduction interventions.
Margaret W. Gichane   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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