Female sex workers (FSWs) bear a disproportionately large burden of HIV infection
worldwide. Despite decades of research and programme activity, the epidemiology of HIV …

Future research should be guided by a Structural HIV Determinants Framework to better
elucidate the complex and iterative effects of structural determinants with interpersonal and …

Sex work is often characterized by images of coercion, poverty, destitution and lack of
agency, but research indicates that sex work in India is more diverse than these popular …

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 …

Female sex workers are highly mobile, which may influence their risk of experiencing
physical and sexual violence. However, there remains a paucity of research, particularly …

Background This study aims to report on a newly developed Safer Indoor Work
Environmental Scale that characterises the social, policy and physical features of indoor …

Background There are limited published data on factors related to risky sexual practices
(RSP) affecting sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among female sex workers (FSWs) in …

Evidence suggests that in India, the early stages of a woman's career as a sex worker may
be an important period to target for HIV and sexually transmitted infection prevention. Before …

Sex-worker mobility may have implications for health and access to care but has not been
described in sub-Saharan Africa. We described sex-worker mobility in Zimbabwe and a …

Abstract Background In the United States, the criminalization and stigmatization of drug use
and sex work contribute to infectious disease transmission and healthcare disengagement …