Trends in condom use among female sex workers in Andhra Pradesh, India: the impact of a community mobilisation intervention

JT Erausquin, M Biradavolu, E Reed… - J Epidemiol …, 2012 - jech.bmj.com
Background Community mobilisation interventions for HIV prevention among female sex
workers (FSWs) aim to organise FSWs for collective action and challenge the structures of …

Exposure to HIV prevention programmes associated with improved condom use and uptake of HIV testing by female sex workers in Nagaland, Northeast India

G Armstrong, GK Medhi, M Kermode, J Mahanta… - BMC public health, 2013 - Springer
Background There is a concentrated HIV epidemic among female sex workers (FSWs) in the
state of Nagaland, located in the north-east of India. Local non-government organisations …

Using a cascade approach to assess condom uptake in female sex workers in India: a review of the Avahan data

R Weiner, M Fineberg, B Dube, P Goswami… - BMC Public Health, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background The Avahan India AIDS Initiative was implemented to provide HIV
prevention services to key populations including female sex workers (FSWs) who carry the …

Trends in risk behaviors among female sex workers in south India: Priorities for sustaining the reversal of HIV epidemic

B Charles, L Jeyaseelan, A Edwin Sam… - AIDS care, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
HIV epidemic in India is predominantly concentrated in subgroups of population, such as
female sex workers (FSWs) and their clients, whose behavior exposes them to a higher risk …

Changes in HIV and syphilis prevalence among female sex workers from three serial cross-sectional surveys in Karnataka state, South India

S Isac, BM Ramesh, S Rajaram, R Washington… - BMJ open, 2015 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives This paper examined trends over time in condom use, and the prevalences of
HIV and syphilis, among female sex workers (FSWs) in South India. Design Data from three …

Demographic changes and trends in risk behaviours, HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Bangalore, India involved in a …

GC Jayaraman, S Kumar, S Isac, P Javalkar… - Sexually transmitted …, 2013 - sti.bmj.com
The primary objectives of this study were to assess the changing demographic
characteristics of female sex workers (FSWs) in the urban Bangalore district, India, and …

Condom use and prevalence of syphilis and HIV among female sex workers in Andhra Pradesh, India–following a large-scale HIV prevention intervention

HK Rachakulla, V Kodavalla, H Rajkumar… - BMC public health, 2011 - Springer
Abstract Background Avahan, the India AIDS initiative began HIV prevention interventions in
2003 in Andhra Pradesh (AP) among high-risk groups including female sex workers (FSWs) …

A dose-response relationship between exposure to a large-scale HIV preventive intervention and consistent condom use with different sexual partners of female sex …

KN Deering, MC Boily, CM Lowndes, J Shoveller… - BMC Public Health, 2011 - Springer
Abstract Background The Avahan Initiative, a large-scale HIV preventive intervention
targeted to high-risk populations including female sex workers (FSWs), was initiated in 2003 …

Assessing reported condom use among female sex workers in southern India through examination of condom availability

J Bradley, S Moses, JF Blanchard, S Rajaram… - Sexually transmitted …, 2010 - sti.bmj.com
Objectives A key indicator of success of HIV prevention programmes is the number of female
sex worker (FSW) sex acts protected by condoms. This measure usually relies on FSW …

Changes in risk behaviours and prevalence of sexually transmitted infections following HIV preventive interventions among female sex workers in five districts in …

BM Ramesh, TSH Beattie, I Shajy… - Sexually transmitted …, 2010 - sti.bmj.com
Objectives To examine the impact of a large-scale HIV prevention programme for female sex
workers (FSW) in Karnataka state, south India, on the prevalence of HIV/sexually transmitted …