HIV epidemic in India is predominantly concentrated in subgroups of population, such as
female sex workers (FSWs) and their clients, whose behavior exposes them to a higher risk …

The HIV_Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) risk associated with alcohol use between
female commercial sex workers (FCSWs) and their customers has been understudied. We …

Background The majority of sex work in India is clandestine due to unfavorable legal
environment and discrimination against female sex workers (FSWs). We report data on who …

There are not many studies exploring the association between alcohol use and risky sexual
behaviors among migrant workers. This study analyzed how changes in alcohol use was …

Background & objectives: Risky sexual behaviour is usually the focus of HIV prevention
programmes and little attention has been given to sexual behaviour patterns among HIV …

Background The objective of the present study was to compare the sociodemographic
characteristics and sex work patterns of women involved in the traditional Devadasi form of …

This paper describes the South Africa component of a World Health Organization multi-site
rapid assessment and response project seeking to develop a methodology for studying …

Background: Female sex workers (FSWs) have been identified as an important target group
for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/sexually transmitted infections prevention …

Methods: A cross-sectional community-based study was conducted among female sex
workers (FSW) in eight districts of Andhra Pradesh, India, using conventional cluster …

Introduction Role of vaginal sex in heterosexual transmission of HIV has been investigated
but that of heterosexual anal sex (HAS) is not fully understood. This paper examines practice …