Introduction At the epicentre of the HIV epidemic in southern Africa, adolescent girls and
young women aged 15–24 contribute a disproportionate~ 30% of all new infections and …

Despite international agreements and national laws, marriage of girls< 18 years of age is
common worldwide and affects millions. Child marriage is a human rights violation that …

Background Knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAPs) regarding HIV/AIDS is one of the
corner stones in the fight against the disease. Youths are most vulnerable to infection …

We use a randomized experiment to test whether and what information changes teenagers'
sexual behavior in Kenya. Providing information on the relative risk of HIV infection by …

This article examines the effects of girls' early marriage on their risk of acquiring HIV/AIDS.
By comparing several underlying HIV risk factors, it explores the counterintuitive finding that …

Objective: Age-disparate sexual relationships with older men may drive high rates of HIV
acquisition in young women in sub-Saharan Africa, but evidence is limited. We investigate …

This paper reviews the current state of knowledge on age-disparate sexual relationships in
the context of the southern African HIV/AIDS hyperepidemic. Disproportionately high HIV …

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 …

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There is promising evidence that poverty-targeted cash transfer programs can have positive
impacts on adolescent transitions to adulthood in resource poor settings, however existing …