PROTECT YOUR DNA WITH QUANTUM TECHNOLOGY
Orgo-Life the new way to the future Advertising by Adpathway(Graphic: John McCann/M&G)
Transactional relationships put girls and young women at risk of HIV and psychological harm
This content is restricted to subscribers only.
Join the M&G Community
Our commitment at the Mail & Guardian is to ensure every reader enjoys the finest experience. Join the M&G community and support us in delivering in-depth news to you consistently.
Subscription enables:
- - M&G community membership
- - independent journalism
- - access to all premium articles & features
- - a digital version of the weekly newspaper
- - invites to subscriber-only events
- - the opportunity to test new online features first
Already a subscriber?
Login here.
Tags: adolescent girls and young women HIV risk, age-disparate relationships HIV risk, blesser blessee relationships South Africa, economic empowerment for young women, family pressure and transactional sex, financial insecurity and gender inequality, gender-based violence South Africa, HIV crisis among young women, news, peer pressure and transactional relationships, power imbalance in relationships, sexual health education South Africa, social media influence on youth relationships, transactional sex South Africa, trauma-informed counselling AGYW, vocational training for girls South Africa