Developing a typology of female sex work, South India, with special reference to Karnataka

AR Buzdugan - 2011 - discovery.ucl.ac.uk
The thesis is premised on the fact that India‟ s National AIDS Control Organization (NACO)
employs the typology of female sex work in outreach and other components of the HIV …

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 …

Devising a female sex work typology using data from Karnataka, India

R Buzdugan, A Copas, S Moses… - International journal …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Background We examine the extent to which an existing sex work typology captures human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) risk in Karnataka and propose a systematic approach for …

The female sex work typology in India in the context of HIV/AIDS

R Buzdugan, SS Halli… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To conduct a critical review of the typology of female sex work in India. Method
Published and unpublished studies (1986–2008) were identified through electronic …

HIV risks vary according to type of sex work in a cross-sectional survey from Nagaland, India

ABZ O'Halloran, G Armstrong, GK Medhi, CZ Sono… - BMC Women's …, 2014 - Springer
Background Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is a significant problem among
female sex workers (FSWs) in Nagaland, India. Place of solicitation and sex vary …

The female sex work industry in a district of India in the context of HIV prevention

R Buzdugan, SS Halli, JM Hiremath… - AIDS Research and …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
HIV prevalence in India remains high among female sex workers. This paper presents the
main findings of a qualitative study of the modes of operation of female sex work in Belgaum …

Social construct of sex work in India: Implications for HIV prevention

S Sen, J Aguilar, L Heng, S Gambhir - Journal of HIV/AIDS & …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
In India, while female sex workers (FSWs) are one of the groups most susceptible to
HIV/AIDS transmission, research and interventions typically sidestep FSWs' stories. The …

The structure of sex work: variability in the numbers and types of sex partners of female sex workers in southern India

KN Deering - 2011 - open.library.ubc.ca
Background and objectives: There is limited knowledge of sexual structure (ie, the numbers,
types and distributions of sex partners and patterns of sexual contact) and its relationship …

An ethnographic description of female sex worker typology in Kodagu, South India and its implications for a targeted intervention

A Parajulee - 2010 - summit.sfu.ca
Since the nature of sex work can vary by geographic area, it is imperative to investigate
female sex worker (FSW) typologies in a specific area in order to inform relevant targeted …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic differences in HIV, syphilis and risk behaviors among street based and establishment based female sex workers in Kathmandu valley of Nepal

S Kakchapati, T Paudel, M Maharjan… - Nepal Journal of …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Female Sex Workers (FSWs) are main drivers of the HIV epidemic in Nepal.
The work environment of sex work in Nepal is differentiated into establishment based (eg …