Multiple transitions and HIV risk among orphaned Kenyan schoolgirls
Mojola, S.A.
Studies in Family Planning 42(1): 29-40
2011
ISSN/ISBN: 0039-3665 PMID: 21500699 DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2011.00262.xDocument Number: 215790
Why are orphaned girls at particular risk of acquiring HIV infection? Using a transition-to-adulthood framework, this study employs qualitative data from Nyanza Province, Kenya, to explore pathways to HIV risk among orphaned and nonorphaned high-school girls. It shows how simultaneous processes such as leaving their parental home, negotiating financial access, and relationship transitions interact to produce disproportionate risk for orphaned girls. The role of financial provision and parental love in modifying girls' trajectories to risk are also explored. A testable theoretical model is proposed based on the qualitative findings, and policy implications are suggested.
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