Street‐based female sex workers (SSW s) are subjected to a relatively high risk of HIV
transmission, even higher than establishment‐based female sex workers in China …

PIP: A recent study interviewing several sex workers and health care providers in Lahore's
red light district found that sex workers seem to prefer curative care over preventive health …

Preventing HIV infection and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), as well as sexual
and physical violence, are major occupational health and safety concerns for prostitutes …

This article examines the impact and influence of advocacy on HIV prevention efforts among
sex workers in India. A novel project initiated in Songachi, a red‐light district in Calcutta, was …

Sex work is a significant risk for HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) among men who
have sex with men (MSM); however, there is a dearth of knowledge about how to reduce risk …

Because of concerns for HIV risks and need to plan effective programs, we assessed the
number and risks of sex workers in Nha Trang City, Vietnam. Sex workers were contacted in …

Sex workers have been exposed to the unprecedented attentions of researchers worldwide
since the appearance of HIV infection. Two main findings have emerged from the studies …

Most studies of male commercial sex workers (CSWs) in Thailand have been framed within
a context of HIV risk and have investigated sexual behaviours and HIV knowledge …

In South India, where the majority of the country's cases of HIV are concentrated,
transmission of infection occurs mainly within networks composed of female sex workers …

This volume presents eleven papers which represent contemporary research into the world
of commercial sex. Social scientists from a number of disciplines, including psychology …