‘It’s because I like things… it’s a status and he buys me airtime’: exploring the role of transactional sex in young women’s consumption patterns in rural South Africa (secondary findings from HPTN 068)

‘It’s because I like things… it’s a status and he buys me airtime’: exploring the role of transactional sex in young women’s consumption patterns in rural South Africa (secondary findings from HPTN 068)

Abstract Background ‘Transactional sex’, defined as a non-marital, non-commercial sexual relationship in which money or material goods are exchanged for sex, is associated with young women’s increased vulnerability to HIV infection. Existing research illustrates that the motivations for transactiona...

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Main Authors: Meghna Ranganathan, Lori Heise, Catherine MacPhail, Heidi Stöckl, Richard J. Silverwood, Kathleen Kahn, Amanda Selin, F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Charlotte Watts, Audrey Pettifor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Reproductive Health
Subjects:
Adolescent girls
Young women
Transactional sex
Sexual exchange
Consumption patterns
Spending patterns
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12978-018-0539-y

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