Background Stigma is associated with health conditions that drive disease burden in low-
and middle-income countries (LMICs), including HIV, tuberculosis, mental health problems …

Background The psychological health of female sex workers (FSWs) has emerged as a
major public health concern in many low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Key risk …

Introduction Sex work is a common phenomenon, but socially invisible and stigmatized. Due
to exposure to work‐related risks, sex workers (SWs) are vulnerable to developing health …

The purpose was to assess prevalence of suicidality, depression, post-traumatic stress
disorder (PTSD), and anxiety among female sex workers (FSW). A systematic review and …

HIV-related stigma can affect health by compromising coping and social support. Gender
differences in stigma experiences and social support are underexplored, particularly in the …

Abstract World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines call for antiretroviral therapy (ART) for
all people living with HIV (PLWH) regardless of CD4 cell count, a policy often referred to as …

While HIV stigma has received significant attention, limited work has been conducted on the
measurement of intersecting stigmas. We developed the Experiences of Sex Work Stigma …

We examined the relationship between mindfulness, mental health and HIV outcomes
among female sex workers (FSW) from the Dominican Republic (DR)(n= 201) and Tanzania …

Objectives This study (1) estimated the association between experienced sex work-related
stigma and moderate-to-severe depressive symptoms (hereafter depression),(2) examined …

Background The co-occurrence of substance use disorder and mental disorder, known as
dual diagnosis, has a distressingly high prevalence among individuals grappling with either …