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There is minimal research conducted on the perceptions of communities most affected by the SEA themselves, and even less about those below the age of 18.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Using mixed-methods data, we examined the perceptions of adolescents aged 13\u201317 on how the lives of women and girls have been affected by the presence of UN peacekeepers within the DRC. SenseMaker, a mixed-methods narrative capture tool, was used to survey participants around six United Nations bases across eastern DRC. Each participant shared a story about the experiences of Congolese women and girls in relation to MONUSCO personnel and interpreted their own stories by answering a series of questions. Patterns of adolescent perspectives (aged 13\u201317) were analyzed in comparison to all other age groups and emerging qualitative themes were mapped onto quantitative variables.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Quantitative data showed that adolescents were more likely, in comparison to all other age groups, to perceive interactions between peacekeepers and women\/girls as being initiated by the woman\/girl, that the MONUSCO personnel was perceived to be able to offer protection, and that the interactions between local women\/girls and peacekeepers were sexual in nature. Three qualitative themes emerged: poverty bringing peacekeepers and women\/girls together, material\/financial gain through transactional sex and sex work, and support-seeking actions of affected women\/girls.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Our mixed methods data illustrate the problematic finding that adolescents facing poverty may perceive SEA as protective through the monetary and material support gained. 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