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Poverty, child sexual abuse and HIV in the Transkei region, South Africa.
Poverty, child sexual abuse and HIV in the Transkei region, South Africa.
Afr Health Sci. 2011 Aug;11 Suppl 1:S117-21
Authors: Banwari M
Abstract
Everyone loves children. They want them to be happy and prosperous, but poverty takes away their rights. Poverty even forces them to sell their daughters in exchange for money. The trio of poverty, sexual assaults and HIV are complimentary to one another. Read More
References
- Banwari M. Poverty, child sexual abuse and HIV in the Transkei region, South Africa. Afr Health Sci. 2011 Aug;11 Suppl 1:S117-21. PMID: 22135636.
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