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TitelCompensated sex factor in HIV spread among Peru’s young women  
AuteursC. Sandoval, X. Salazar, C. Cáceres
Jaar2009
TijdschriftExchange on HIV/AIDS, sexuality and gender
Serienummer2
Pagina's14-15
ISSN[1871-7551]
OrganisatieKIT - Royal Tropical Institute
OnderwerpHealth and Nutrition
TrefwoordenHIV and AIDS, women, disease prevention and control
RegioLatin America
LandPeru
SamenvattingThis article describes the practice of compensated sex by young women living in three urban settings in Peru and how it affects their sexual health. The focus is on a specific vulnerable group to HIV, that is, young women who live in poor neighbourhoods, who have a stable partner supporting them economically and young women who have sexual intercourse with casual partners. It was found that: (1) high rates of infection among those practising compensated sex are due to poverty, low education, and limited access to healthcare services; (2) those in stable relationships with a supportive partner did not use condoms because of feelings of gratitude; (3) the use of alcohol and drugs was linked to impaired thinking, thus hampering negotiating condom use in casual sex; and (4) unequal power relations play a major role in compensated sex and its attendant risks.  
TaalEngels
CategorieResearch
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