Will cash payments help reduce HIV infection in young women?
A study carried out in Malawi recently by team of researchers from World Bank showed that cash payments given to randomly selected young women helped to reduce transmission of HIV infections and sexual diseases. According to the study the cash handouts given to the girls helped in behaviour change and reduced temptations from men than those who had not been given the cash.
The issue of poverty seems to be the real cause for high HIV infections amongst young women leading to a suggestion that young women who come from economically disadvantaged families are at a high risk of being exposed to HIV infections and sexually transmitted diseases.