%0 Journal Article %J Culture, Health & Sexuality %D 2014 %T They have embraced a different behaviour': transactional sex and family dynamics in eastern Congo's Conflict %A Beth Maclin %A Jocelyn Kelly %A Justin Kabanga %A Michael VanRooyen %X

The decades-long conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has resulted in major changes to local economies, strained social networks and insecurity. This environment forces many to pursue unconventional and, at times, socially stigmatised avenues for income. This paper explores the ways in which individuals in eastern DRC engage in, and are affected by, the commoditisation of sex within the context of decades of violent conflict.

%B Culture, Health & Sexuality %G eng %U http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13691058.2014.951395#.VC2tMRZfD1g