Transactional sex and risk for HIV infection in sub‐Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Joyce Wamoyi; Kirsten Stobeanau; Natalia Bobrova; Tanya Abramsky; Charlotte Watts

doi:10.7448/ias.19.1.20992

Transactional sex and risk for HIV infection in sub‐Saharan Africa

A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Bibliographic Data

ID	23364413
Authors	Joyce Wamoyi (0000-0002-2956-8666), Kirsten Stobeanau, Natalia Bobrova (0000-0003-1298-1646), Tanya Abramsky (0000-0002-0271-8492), Charlotte Watts (0000-0003-0517-6550)
Year	2016
Volume	19
Issue	1
Publication date	2016-01-01
Peer Reviewed	Yes
Open Access	Yes
Type	ARTICLE
Venue	Journal of the International AIDS Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiers	ISSN: 1758-2652 • E-ISSN: 1758-2652
Publisher	Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI	10.7448/ias.19.1.20992
Language	EN
Citations received	73
References cited	48

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