Researchers have shown that stigma is a fundamental determinant of behavior, well-being,
and health for many marginalized groups, but sex workers are notably absent from their …

Background: Myocardial infarction (MI) is the most severe ischemic heart disease and
directly leads to heart failure till death. Target molecules have been identified in the event of …

Abstract 'Sex work'and sex workers have been constituted in conflicting and contradictory
ways, within both academia and wider society. Many theorists argue that sex work is …

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 …

System-involvement resulting from anti-trafficking interventions and the criminalization of sex
work and migration results in negative health impacts on sex workers, migrants, and people …

Poor women can face stigmas about indolence, moral turpitude, and substance abuse. This
stigmatized condition includes female sex workers, who live and work in situations that …

Introduction Marginalization of sex work presents numerous risks for trans women (TW)
engaged in the sex trade, including criminalization, traumatization, and contracting HIV. We …

In Bangladesh, traffickers have trapped socially and economically marginalised girls and
women and sold them into sex work. Furthermore, multiple sociocultural factors shape …

While societal and structural factors often constrain women's agency in patriarchal settings,
women nevertheless find creative ways to manifest and develop agency. Female sex …

Consistent condom use (CCU) is the primary HIV/STI prevention option available to sex
workers globally but may be undermined by economic insecurity, life-course vulnerabilities …