Background Like other women in India, female sex workers (FSWs) frequently experience
violence from their intimate partners (IPs)-a reality that increases their risk of acquiring HIV …

Objective: assess the knowledge of sex workers about HIV/AIDS and its influence on sexual
practices. Method: Ninety women participated in the study. The Scientific Knowledge Test …

Objectives Female sex workers (FSWs) experience violence from a range of perpetrators,
but little is known about how violence experience across multiple settings (workplace …

Research shows people confront social marginalization through work, yet this scholarship
largely ignores people working in illicit markets. We address this gap by investigating how …

Violence against women, including female sex workers, is a public health concern
worldwide. This is the first study in Mozambique to estimate the prevalence of and factors …

Introduction Samvedana Plus is a multilevel intervention working with sex workers, their
intimate partners (IPs) and communities to reduce intimate partner violence (IPV) and to …

Background Economic hardship (eg, difficulty to pay for basic needs) has been associated
with increased HIV/STI risk among female sex workers (FSW), and may be exacerbated by …

This cross-sectional study describes the prevalence and context of violence by sexual
partners against female sex workers (FSWs, N= 589) in Andhra Pradesh and its association …

Client-perpetrated violence (CPV) can lead to worse health consequences. However, little
attention is paid to the CPV experience among Chinese female sex workers. Our study …

Female sex workers (FSW) in India are highly stigmatised and discriminated against by the
society. Additionally, this population faces public health issues, such as HIV, mental health …