The context of economic insecurity and its relation to violence and risk factors for HIV among female sex workers in Andhra Pradesh, India

E Reed, J Gupta, M Biradavolu… - Public health …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective. We examined the context of economic insecurity and debt among female sex
workers (FSWs), how this context varies among FSWs, and its association with experiences …

Determinants of HIV prevalence among female sex workers in four south Indian states: analysis of cross-sectional surveys in twenty-three districts

BM Ramesh, S Moses, R Washington, S Isac… - Aids, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Objective: In four states in southern India we explored the determinants of HIV prevalence
among female sex workers (FSW), as well as factors associated with district-level variations …

Factors associated with sexual violence against men who have sex with men and transgendered individuals in Karnataka, India

SY Shaw, RR Lorway, KN Deering, L Avery, HL Mohan… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Objectives There is a lack of information on sexual violence (SV) among men who have sex
with men and transgendered individuals (MSM-T) in southern India. As SV has been …

Physical and sexual violence affecting female sex workers in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire: prevalence, and the relationship with the work environment, HIV, and access to …

CE Lyons, A Grosso, FM Drame… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background: Violence is a human rights violation, and an important measure in
understanding HIV among female sex workers (FSW). However, limited data exist regarding …

Mobility and HIV in Central America and Mexico: a critical review

SM Goldenberg, SA Strathdee… - Journal of immigrant and …, 2012 - Springer
Mobility is a key determinant of HIV/sexually transmitted infection (STI) transmission
dynamics in Asia and Africa. Scant data exist regarding its dynamic impacts on HIV/STI risk …

High HIV prevalence and associated risk factors among female sex workers in Rwanda

M Mutagoma, MS Samuel, C Kayitesi… - … journal of STD & …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence is often high among female sex workers
(FSWs) in sub-Saharan Africa. Understanding the dynamics of HIV infection in this key …

The extent and nature of fluidity in typologies of female sex work in southern India: implications for HIV prevention programs

AK Jain, N Saggurti - Journal of HIV/AIDS & social services, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
These authors examine the nature and extent of fluidity in defining the typology of female
sex work based on the place of solicitation or place of sex or both places together, and …

[HTML][HTML] Gendered dimensions of population mobility associated with HIV across three epidemics in rural Eastern Africa

CS Camlin, A Akullian, TB Neilands, M Getahun… - Health & place, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Mobility in sub-Saharan Africa links geographically-separate HIV epidemics,
intensifies transmission by enabling higher-risk sexual behavior, and disrupts care. This …

Sexual risk behaviors and HIV among female sex workers in Nigeria

GI Eluwa, SA Strathdee, SB Adebajo… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Background: Female sex workers (FSWs) account for about 20% of new HIV infections in
Nigeria. We estimated the change in HIV prevalence and sexual risk behaviors between 2 …

Life circumstances of women entering sex work in Nagaland, India

KJ Bowen, B Dzuvichu, R Rungsung… - Asia Pacific Journal …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Background and objectives: The study objective was to enhance understanding of female
sex workers' lives in Nagaland, India (one of the country's highest HIV prevalence states), to …