Bolanle Akanji
Moderator
A new Oxford University study has found out that government grants to young people is curbing HIV/AiDS by helping young girls avoid the attractions of old men known locally as sugar daddies.
According to the study, teenage girls from
households which received child support grants are less likely to sleep with older men in exchange for money, food or school fees than those from homes which did not receive the benefit.
"This study shows that as long as they are given enough money to survive, girls will choose not to have a sugar daddy," said Lucie Cluver of the University of Oxford.(BBC)
About 11 million South African children are currently receiving a child support grant, which is given to poor families who have difficulties surviving.
Each eligible child receives a monthly grant of 300 rand ($30) and a foster child grant of 800 rand.
According to the study, teenage girls from
households which received child support grants are less likely to sleep with older men in exchange for money, food or school fees than those from homes which did not receive the benefit.
"This study shows that as long as they are given enough money to survive, girls will choose not to have a sugar daddy," said Lucie Cluver of the University of Oxford.(BBC)
About 11 million South African children are currently receiving a child support grant, which is given to poor families who have difficulties surviving.
Each eligible child receives a monthly grant of 300 rand ($30) and a foster child grant of 800 rand.