The Impact of a National Poverty Reduction Program on the Characteristics of Sex Partners among Kenyan Adolescents

Citation

Rosenberg, Molly Sears; Pettifor, Audrey E.; Thirumurthy, Harsha; Halpern, Carolyn Tucker; & Handa, Sudhanshu (2014). The Impact of a National Poverty Reduction Program on the Characteristics of Sex Partners among Kenyan Adolescents. AIDS and Behavior, 18(2), 311-316. PMCID: PMC3800260

Abstract

Cash transfer programs have the potential to prevent the spread of HIV, particularly among adolescents. One mechanism through which these programs may work is by influencing the characteristics of the people adolescents choose as sex partners. We examined the four-year impact of a Kenyan cash transfer program on partner age, partner enrollment in school, and transactional sex-based relationships among 684 adolescents. We found no significant impact of the program on partner characteristics overall, though estimates varied widely by gender, age, schooling, and economic status. Results highlight the importance of context in exploring the potential HIV preventive effects of cash transfers.

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-013-0487-z

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2014

Journal Title

AIDS and Behavior

Author(s)

Rosenberg, Molly Sears
Pettifor, Audrey E.
Thirumurthy, Harsha
Halpern, Carolyn Tucker
Handa, Sudhanshu

PMCID

PMC3800260

ORCiD

Pettifor - 0000-0002-3387-0817
Halpern - 0000-0003-4278-5646
Thirumurthy - 0000-0002-3308-7603
Rosenberg - 0000-0001-6679-6791