This literature review assesses the extent of age mixing and economic transactions in the
sexual relationships of adolescent girls in sub‐Saharan Africa and the behavioral dynamics …

Purpose To conduct a literature review of studies that examined risk and protective factors
related to adolescent sexual and reproductive health in developing countries. Methods A …

Sub-Saharan Africa is going through rapid social, political, and economic transformations
that have a profound impact on youth. The present review explores trends and outcomes as …

To reduce the prevalence of reproductive health problems among adolescents,
governmental and nongovernmental organizations in Cameroon are implementing youth …

Transactional sex, the casual exchange of sexual favors for money or gifts, has been
associated with negative outcomes and health risks, particularly among youth. This global …

This paper reviews existing literature on sexual and reproductive health research and
programming among boys and young men in sub-Saharan Africa. While there is growing …

Using data from the National Survey of Adolescents (2004), we examine the community-
level factors associated with early age at first sex among adolescents 14-19 years old in four …

This article investigates whether a market for unsafe sexual activity exists among nonmarital,
noncommercial sexual relationships in a high HIV/AIDS environment. The exchange of …

Sexual activity among 534 Nigerian female secondary school students was studied using
self-administered questionnaire. Prevalence of sexual intercourse was 25.7%. There was no …

Introduction Transactional sex is casual sex between two people to receive material
incentives in exchange for sexual favors. Transactional sex is associated with negative …