Sex trafficking and initiation-related violence, alcohol use, and HIV risk among HIV-infected female sex workers in Mumbai, India

JG Silverman, A Raj, DM Cheng… - Journal of Infectious …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Female sex workers (FSWs) are the group at greatest risk for human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV) infection in India. Women and girls trafficked (ie, forced or coerced) into sex work are …

Sexual risk behaviours, HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Indonesia

R Magnani, P Riono, E Saputro… - Sexually transmitted …, 2010 - sti.bmj.com
Objectives To assess the HIV/AIDS epidemic situation among female sex workers (FSW) in
Indonesia using data from the 2007 Integrated Biological-Behavioural Surveillance (IBBS) …

HIV prevalence and related risk factors among male sex workers in Shenzhen, China: results from a time–location sampling survey

WD Cai, J Zhao, JK Zhao, HF Raymond… - Sexually transmitted …, 2010 - sti.bmj.com
Background HIV transmission among men who have sex with men has recently become a
major concern in China. Little is known, however, about HIV transmission among male sex …

[HTML][HTML] Sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers tested at STI clinics in the Netherlands, 2006–2013

MMA Verscheijden, PJ Woestenberg, HM Götz… - Emerging themes in …, 2015 - Springer
Background Specialised sexually transmitted infection (STI) clinics in the Netherlands
provide STI care for high-risk groups, including female sex workers (FSW), at the clinic and …

HIV and associated risk factors among male clients of female sex workers in a Chinese border region

KH Reilly, J Wang, Z Zhu, S Li, T Yang… - Sexually transmitted …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Background Male clients of female sex workers (FSWs) serve as a potential bridge of human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to the general population. Little is known about the …

Sexually transmissible infections among female sex workers: an international review with an emphasis on hard-to-access populations

JG Cwikel, T Lazer, F Press, S Lazer - Sexual health, 2008 - CSIRO Publishing
Background: Women who work commercially in sex work (female sex workers [FSW]) are
considered a high-risk group for sexually transmissible infections (STI), yet the level of …

Female sex workers in China: vectors of disease?

C Pirkle, R Soundardjee, A Stella - Sexually transmitted diseases, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To analyze the extent by which Chinese female sex workers (FSWs) serve as
vectors of HIV/AIDS to an otherwise spared general population and to describe the …

HIV prevalence and risk behaviors among female sex workers in Botswana: results from the 2012 HIV/STI bio-behavioral study

MB Merrigan, TA Tafuma, LA Okui, R Lebelonyane… - AIDS and behavior, 2015 - Springer
To evaluate HIV/STI prevalence among female sex workers (FSWs) in Botswana, and
assess HIV-related risk behaviors. Cross-sectional study using time-location sampling in …

Risk factors and prevalence of HIV and sexually transmitted infections among low-income female commercial sex workers in Mongolia

JE Hagan, N Dulmaa - Sexually transmitted diseases, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Background: Mongolia has very low HIV prevalence despite high rates of sexually
transmitted infections (STIs). Low-income female sex workers (FSWs) may be at high risk for …

The effect of sex work regulation on health and well‐being of sex workers: Evidence from Senegal

S Ito, A Lépine, C Treibich - Health economics, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Senegal is the only African country where sex work is legal and regulated by a health policy.
Senegalese female sex workers (FSWs) are required to register with a health facility and to …