Young women’s perceptions of transactional sex and sexual agency: a qualitative study in the context of rural South Africa

Young women’s perceptions of transactional sex and sexual agency: a qualitative study in the context of rural South Africa

Abstract Background Evidence shows that HIV prevalence among young women in sub-Saharan Africa increases almost five-fold between ages 15 and 24, with almost a quarter of young women infected by their early-to mid-20s. Transactional sex or material exchange for sex is a relationship dynamic that has...

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Main Authors: Meghna Ranganathan, Catherine MacPhail, Audrey Pettifor, Kathleen Kahn, Nomhle Khoza, Rhian Twine, Charlotte Watts, Lori Heise
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Transactional sex
Sexual exchange
Adolescent young women
Sexual relationships
Aspirations
Sexual agency
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-017-4636-6

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