[HTML][HTML] Associations between sex work laws and sex workers' health: A systematic review and meta-analysis of quantitative and qualitative studies

L Platt, P Grenfell, R Meiksin, J Elmes… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Sex workers are at disproportionate risk of violence and sexual and emotional
ill health, harms that have been linked to the criminalisation of sex work. We synthesised …

The global response and unmet actions for HIV and sex workers

K Shannon, AL Crago, SD Baral, LG Bekker… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Female, male, and transgender sex workers continue to have disproportionately high
burdens of HIV infection in low-income, middle-income, and high-income countries in 2018 …

Combination HIV prevention for female sex workers: what is the evidence?

LG Bekker, L Johnson, F Cowan, C Overs, D Besada… - The Lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
Sex work occurs in many forms and sex workers of all genders have been affected by HIV
epidemics worldwide. The determinants of HIV risk associated with sex work occur at …

Peer-and community-led responses to HIV: a scoping review

G Ayala, L Sprague, LLA van der Merwe, RM Thomas… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Introduction In June 2021, United Nations (UN) Member States committed to ambitious
targets for scaling up community-led responses by 2025 toward meeting the goals of ending …

The role of sex work laws and stigmas in increasing HIV risks among sex workers

CE Lyons, SR Schwartz, SM Murray, K Shannon… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Globally HIV incidence is slowing, however HIV epidemics among sex workers are stable or
increasing in many settings. While laws governing sex work are considered structural …

The WHO public health approach to HIV treatment and care: looking back and looking ahead

N Ford, A Ball, R Baggaley, M Vitoria… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2018 - thelancet.com
In 2006, WHO set forth its vision for a public health approach to delivering antiretroviral
therapy. This approach has been broadly adopted in resource-poor settings and has …

HIV treatment cascade in MSM, people who inject drugs, and sex workers

K Risher, KH Mayer, C Beyrer - Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS, 2015 - journals.lww.com
HIV treatment cascade in MSM, people who inject drugs, and s... : Current Opinion in HIV and
AIDS HIV treatment cascade in MSM, people who inject drugs, and sex workers : Current …

Prevalence of HIV among US female sex workers: systematic review and meta-analysis

G Paz-Bailey, M Noble, K Salo, SJ Tregear - AIDS and Behavior, 2016 - Springer
Although female sex workers are known to be vulnerable to HIV infection, little is known
about the epidemiology of HIV infection among this high-risk population in the United States …

[PDF][PDF] Preventing disease through a healthier and safer workplace

J Wolf, A Prüss-Ustün, I Ivanov, S Mugdal, C Corvalán… - 2018 - apps.who.int
This assessment is a comprehensive report combining: a) the key evidence linking diseases
and injuries to occupational risks; b) a quantitative assessment of the disease burden …

Burden and correlates of mental health diagnoses among sex workers in an urban setting

N Puri, K Shannon, P Nguyen, SM Goldenberg - BMC women's health, 2017 - Springer
Background Women involved in both street-level and off-street sex work face
disproportionate health and social inequities compared to the general population. While …