Multiple Transitions and HIV Risk among Orphaned Kenyan Schoolgirls

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)29-40
Number of pages12
JournalStudies in Family Planning
Volume42
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2011
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Demography
  • Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

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