Violence against women in sex work and HIV risk implications differ qualitatively by perpetrator

MR Decker, E Pearson, SL Illangasekare, E Clark… - BMC public health, 2013 - Springer
Background Physical and sexual violence heighten STI/HIV risk for women in sex work.
Against this backdrop, we describe the nature of abuse against women in sex work, and its …

A systematic review of gender-based violence prevention and response interventions for HIV key populations: Female sex workers, men who have sex with men, and …

MR Decker, C Lyons, K Guan… - … Violence, & Abuse, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Gender-based violence (GBV) is that perpetrated based on sex, gender identity, or
perceived adherence to socially defined gender norms. This human rights violation is …

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 …

High prevalence and partner correlates of physical and sexual violence by intimate partners among street and off-street sex workers

E Argento, KA Muldoon, P Duff, A Simo, KN Deering… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Objectives Intimate partner violence (IPV) is associated with increased risk of HIV among
women globally. There is limited evidence and understanding about IPV and potential HIV …

Estimating the impact of reducing violence against female sex workers on HIV epidemics in Kenya and Ukraine: a policy modeling exercise

MR Decker, AL Wirtz, C Pretorius… - American journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Problem Female sex workers (FSW s) worldwide suffer disproportionate burdens of HIV and
gender‐based violence. Despite evidence linking these threats, little is known about the …

Prevalence and patterns of gender-based violence across adolescent girls and young women in Mombasa, Kenya

P Bhattacharjee, H Ma, H Musyoki, E Cheuk, S Isac… - BMC women's …, 2020 - Springer
Background We sought to estimate the prevalence and describe heterogeneity in
experiences of gender-based violence (GBV) across subgroups of adolescent girls and …

[图书][B] 16 ideas for addressing violence against women in the context of HIV epidemic: a programming tool

World Health Organization - 2013 - apps.who.int
Women account for half of all adults living with the human immunode-ficiency virus (HIV)(1).
In sub-Saharan Africa, the region most severely affected by the pandemic, women constitute …

Behavioral interventions to reduce the transmission of HIV infection among sex workers and their clients in low‐and middle‐income countries

WMV Wariki, E Ota, R Mori, A Koyanagi… - Cochrane Database …, 2012 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Various interventions have been adopted to reduce HIV transmission among
sex workers and their clients but the effectiveness of these strategies has yet to be …

Patterns of gender-based violence and associations with mental health and HIV risk behavior among female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya: a latent class analysis

ST Roberts, BP Flaherty, R Deya, L Masese, J Ngina… - AIDS and Behavior, 2018 - Springer
Gender-based violence (GBV) is common among female sex workers (FSWs) and is
associated with multiple HIV risk factors, including poor mental health, high-risk sexual …

Intersections of sex work, mental ill-health, IPV and other violence experienced by female sex workers: findings from a cross-sectional community-centric national …

R Jewkes, M Milovanovic, K Otwombe… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Female sex workers (FSWs) are at increased risk of mental health problems, including mood
disorders and substance abuse, and we need to understand the origins of these to treat and …