CASH TRANSFERS AND CAREGIVERS: WORKING TOGETHER TO REDUCE VULNERABILITY AND HIV RISK AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

In South Africa adolescent girls have the highest HIV incidence of any sex or age cohort. Scalable HIV prevention interventions targeting this group are critical for epidemic control. Reaching 12.2 million children, the Child Support Grant mitigates the socio-structural drivers of HIV risk. This qua...

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Published inSocial Work Vol. 57; no. 1; pp. 101 - 117
Main Authors Hill, Naomi, Hochfeld, Tessa †, Patel, Leila
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Afrikaans
Published Stellenbosch University 01.03.2021
Subjects
adolescent girls
adolescent hiv risk
caregivers
cash transfers
child support grant
vulnerability and hiv risk
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Summary:In South Africa adolescent girls have the highest HIV incidence of any sex or age cohort. Scalable HIV prevention interventions targeting this group are critical for epidemic control. Reaching 12.2 million children, the Child Support Grant mitigates the socio-structural drivers of HIV risk. This qualitative study of eight adolescents and their caregivers in Westbury, Johannesburg, explored how caregiving increases protective potential. ‘Caregiving’ enhanced the HIV risk-reduction benefits of ‘cash’ when characterised by substantial positive caregiver-adolescent involvement and adequate levels of control and consistency. Results underpin the value of social protection as an HIV-prevention modality and endorse investment in caregiver support programmes.
ISSN:2312-7198
0037-8054
2312-7198
DOI:10.15270/57-1-909