Table 2 Summary of sexual exploitation vignettes
Concepts tested | Characters | Vignette |
|---|---|---|
Vulnerability through poverty, and young age | ‘Fiona and Peter’ | Fiona is from a poor family and is having sex with Peter |
Fiona is 14 and Peter is 25 | ||
Inter-generational sex | ‘John and Sarah’ | Sarah is 17 and John is 45 |
Power differentials | ‘Joan and Andrew’ | Joan is in secondary school, Andrew is her teacher |
‘Lucy and James’ | Lucy is a live-in domestic worker and James is the married man of the house | |
“Mutually beneficial” relationships | ‘Michelle (poor) and Samuel’ | Samuel owns a shop and in return for sex, Michelle receives household supplies like sugar and soap |
‘Michelle (well-off) and Samuel’ | Samuel gives Michelle money for mobile phone airtime and to style her hair. He has also given her a mobile phone and promises her a smart phone | |
Adolescent girls’ and young women’s behaviour | ‘Fiona and Peter’ | Fiona exchanges sex for alcohol when at Peter’s bar |
Fiona exchanges sex for clothes that Peter trades in town | ||
Fiona’s parents are strict and restrict her movements. She sneaks out at night and has sex with Peter for transport home |