Background: Violence is a human rights violation, and an important measure in
understanding HIV among female sex workers (FSW). However, limited data exist regarding …

Background Violence against female sex workers (FSWs) has been increasingly reported as
an important determinant of HIV infection risk. This study explores the frequency of different …

Abstract Background Female sex workers (FSWs) are a population sub-group most affected
by the HIV epidemic in India and elsewhere. Despite research and programmatic attention to …

Introduction Condom promotion among female sex workers (FSWs) is a key intervention in
India's National AIDS Control Program. However, there is limited understanding of how …

We utilized data from the 2012 Crane Survey in Kampala, Uganda to estimate prevalence of
rape among female sex workers (FSWs) and to identify risk factors for and prevalence of …

Societal and legal impediments inhibit quality HIV prevention, care, treatment and support
services and need to be removed. The political declaration adopted by UN member …

Objectives. We examined the impact of community mobilization (CM) on the empowerment,
risk behaviors, and prevalence of HIV and sexually transmitted infection in female sex …

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 …

Despite research on the health and safety of mobile and migrant populations in the formal
and informal sectors globally, limited information is available regarding the working …

Background Structural factors are known to affect individual risk and vulnerability to HIV. In
the context of an HIV prevention programme for over 60,000 female sex workers (FSWs) in …