Trading sex for security: Unemployment and the unequal HIV burden among young women in developing nations

What is it about?

This research explores a potential link between young women's unemployment and the disproportionate level of HIV among young women. We find that there is a connection between young women's rates of employment and HIV across developing nations, and this is likely due to mechanisms like "transactional sex."

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Why is it important?

This research is important because it helps to show unemployment as one of the potential factors that explain why young women 15-24 years old are most as risk for acquiring HIV in poor nations. Structural conditions, like unemployment, are important in creating pressures for young women to engage in risky sexual relationships.

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