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We value your privacy. Download citation. Request full-text. A 'read' is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors , clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the full-text. Learn more. This article introduces the concept of ukuphanda, a Zulu verb that is used to describe the sex-for-money exchanges that take place outside of commercial sex work in Soweto and Hammanskraal area, South Africa.
In line with the ethnographic literature from others areas of sub-Saharan Africa, it is argued that women who exchange sex for money in taverns do not self-identify as commercial sex workers and experience less stigma from the community. Unlike commercial sex work as characterized by the commercial sex work in Hillbrow, Johannesburg , which is understood to be associated with short skirts and other revealing attire, sex-for-money exchange in the taverns is viewed as more private, ambiguous and informal.
Citations References 0. In this context, men secure sexual favors from women through the giving of material goods or cash and women may expect to share their partners with other women or otherwise be dubbed as "selfish women" and tolerate unfaithful male partners Leclerc-Madlala, ;Poulin, ;Wojcicki, In this context, men secure sexual favors from women through the giving of material goods or cash and women may expect to share their partners with other women or otherwise be dubbed as "selfish women" and tolerate unfaithful male partners Leclerc-Madlala, ;Poulin, ; Wojcicki, Empirical studies have shown that although some women's participation in transactional sex may be motivated by poverty and desperation, young women are increasingly exploiting sexual relationships to access fashionable lifestyles and modern commodities Hunter, ;Leclerc-Madlala, ; Wojcicki, Full-text available.
Transactional sexual behavior has been demonstrated as an important factor underlying the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa.
