Sexual risk behaviors, mental health outcomes, and attitudes supportive of wifebeating associated with childhood transactional sex among adolescent girls and young women: Findings from the Uganda Violence Against Children and Youth Survey

Compared to young men, Ugandan young women are disproportionately impacted by HIV. Childhood transactional sex may contribute to this disparity. Using data from the 2015 Uganda Violence Against Children Survey, logistic regression models were used to assess the association between childhood transactional sex and negative outcomes.

Interventions for transactional sex and HIV in Uganda should consider prioritizing prevention, harm-reduction, and continued investment in adolescent girls’ and young women’s futures.