Disease Control

Age and economic disparities in sexual relationships put women at risk for HIV

Published in Women's Health Weekly, May 26th, 2005

In one of the regions of Kenya hardest hit by the HIV/AIDS epidemic, a study of over 1,000 men aged 21-45 and their nonmarital relationships reveals that the older a man is than his female partner and the more money and gifts he gives her, the less likely they are to use condoms.

Collected in urban Kisumu by Nancy Luke, assistant professor at Brown University and a Harvard University research fellow, this new evidence quantifies for the first time the health effects of "sugar daddy" relationships, long considered an important factor in the spread of HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa.

For the purpose of the study, Luke defines a sugar daddy relationship...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-05-26)

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