The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that 79.3 million people have been
infected with HIV since the pandemic began; 36.3 million died, and nearly 37.7 million …

Abstract Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) including HIV, continue to present major
public health, social and economic problem in Bangladesh leading to consisderable …

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 …

Female commercial sex workers (FCSWs) bear higher rates of sexually transmitted
infections (STIs) among key populations. The association of structural determinants and STIs …

Background Female sex workers (FSWs) in Bangladesh remain at elevated risk of sexually
transmitted infections (STIs) although the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence …

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 …

METHODS: Survey data were collected from 354 hotel-based and 323 street-based female
sex workers using a venue-based stratified cluster sampling approach. In addition, in-depth …

The study was carried out to assess the factors associated with HIV seropositivity among
female sex workers (FSWs) in Dimapur, Nagaland, a high HIV prevalence state of India. A …

A cross-sectional study was conducted among youth clients of hotel-based female sex
workers (YCHBFSWs) in nine randomly selected hotels in Bangladesh to examine sexual …

Female sex workers are usually at high risk of transmission of HIV/AIDS. The aim of the
study was to identify factors related to HIV testing behavior among FSWs in Rajshahi city …