‘Public prostitutes and private prostitutes’: A study of women's perceptions of transactional sex in Cameroon

Aurélia Lépine, Charlie Henderson, Emile Nitcheu, Fanny Procureur, Henry Cust, Létitia Toukam, Chimene Chimsgueya, Julienne Noo, Sandie Szawlowski, Eric Defo Tamgno, Silvia Mandop, Stephanie Moyoum, Serge Billong, Iliassou Mfochive and Ubald Tamoufe

Social Science & Medicine, 2024, vol. 363, issue C

Abstract: Although AIDS-related deaths continue to decline, there are more people living with HIV than ever before. Sub-Saharan Africa remains disproportionately affected by the epidemic, with women aged 15–24 being over three times as likely to acquire HIV than their male counterparts. One reason for this disparity is that those engaging in ‘transactional sex’ do not benefit from governmental HIV prevention efforts. Transactional sex is both less well understood than sex work and more common, suggesting the need for further research.

Date: 2024
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