The role of food security in increasing adolescent girls' agency towards sexual risk taking: qualitative findings from an income generating agricultural intervention in southwestern Kenya

• Main Authors: Maricianah A. Onono (Author), Gladys Odhiambo (Author), Lila Sheira (Author), Amy Conroy (Author), Torsten B. Neilands (Author), Elizabeth A. Bukusi (Author), Sheri D. Weiser (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Food insecurity is an important underlying driver of HIV risk and vulnerability among adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa. In this region, adolescents account for 80% of all new HIV infections. The primary purpose of this analysis is to understand perceived mechanisms for how a mul...