A new study highlights that money and basic necessities like food are primary drivers for young mothers in Kenya and other African countries engaging in transactional sex.

• 44.3% of surveyed pregnant and parenting adolescent girls in Kenya reported engaging in transactional sex.
• Researchers from the African Population and Health Research Center conducted the study.
• Motivations include seeking money, food, rent, school fees, and even sanitary pads, indicating a coping strategy for severe socioeconomic hardship.