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 …

Violence against female sex workers in Cameroon: accounts of violence, harm reduction, and potential solutions

S Lim, S Peitzmeier, C Cange, E Papworth… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Background: Female sex workers (FSWs) in Cameroon, and West Africa generally, suffer a
disproportionate burden of HIV. Although violence against FSWs has been documented …

Violence, condom breakage, and HIV infection among female sex workers in Benin, West Africa

FK Tounkara, S Diabaté, FA Guédou… - Sexually transmitted …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Objective To examine the relationship between violence, condom breakage, and HIV
prevalence among female sex workers (FSWs). Methods Data were obtained from the 2012 …

Sexual violence, condom negotiation, and condom use in the context of sex work: results from two West African countries

AL Wirtz, S Schwartz, S Ketende, S Anato… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Background: Female sex workers (FSWs) are vulnerable to violence within and beyond the
workplace. Violence is associated with increased burden of HIV, possibly explained through …

Gender-based violence against female sex workers in Cameroon: prevalence and associations with sexual HIV risk and access to health services and justice

MR Decker, C Lyons, SC Billong, IM Njindam… - Sexually transmitted …, 2016 - sti.bmj.com
Background/objectives Female sex workers (FSWs) are at risk for HIV and physical and
sexual gender-based violence (GBV). We describe the prevalence of lifetime GBV and its …

[HTML][HTML] Sexual violence against female sex workers in The Gambia: a cross-sectional examination of the associations between victimization and reproductive, sexual …

JA Sherwood, A Grosso, MR Decker, S Peitzmeier… - BMC public health, 2015 - Springer
Background Female sex workers (FSW) are a vulnerable population for sexual violence and
poor sexual and reproductive health outcomes. Sexual violence against FSW has not been …

Prevalence and patterns of victimization and polyvictimization among female sex workers in Soweto, a South African township: a cross-sectional, respondent-driven …

J Coetzee, GE Gray, R Jewkes - Global health action, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Background: Female sex workers (FSWs) are disproportionately affected by
violence from multiple partner categories. This increases their vulnerability to HIV …

Violence from a sexual partner is significantly associated with poor HIV care and treatment outcomes among female sex workers in the Dominican Republic

C Mendoza, C Barrington, Y Donastorg… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background: Female sex workers (FSWs) experience high rates of violence from their sexual
partners. Although violence is associated with HIV risk behaviors among FSWs, there is …

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 …

Violence victimisation, sexual risk and sexually transmitted infection symptoms among female sex workers in Thailand

MR Decker, HL McCauley, D Phuengsamran… - Sexually transmitted …, 2010 - sti.bmj.com
Background/Objectives Commercial sex work is a primary context for heterosexual HIV/AIDS
transmission. Violence victimisation is considered to compromise women's ability to protect …