This study was undertaken in two locations in Trinidad, Sea Lots and Point Fortin, between November and December 2007. Participants were women aged 16-24. The data revealed that within the target population sexual relationships and financial benefits are intimately linked within all relationships. Despite the differences in economic context between Sea Lots and Point Fortin, in all interview narratives sex and money are inextricably linked. An overriding feature of the interviews is that sex is commoditised as part of the norm of relationships. The data made clear that defining some relationships as transactional and some as not, is not meaningful in the context of the target group. The study has, therefore, focussed on understanding how patterns of concurrent relationships are managed and maintained.
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