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Psychological distress among female sex workers [PDF]

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 1977
The prevalence and correlates of psychological distress were examined in a sample of 171 female sex workers in Queensland. It was found that 28 per cent were above the GHQ-28 threshold for mild psychiatric morbidity, a rate that is not appreciably different from that of women in the general community.
Boyle, F. M., Dunne, M. P., Najman, J. M., Western, J. S., Turrell, G., Wood, C., Glennon, S.   +6 more
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Sexual, reproductive health and health status of female sex workers in 12 Brazilian cities, 2016

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia, 2021
: Objective: To investigate differences in sexual, reproductive health and health status indicators of female sex workers in 12 Brazilian cities. Methods: Cross-sectional study of biological and behavioral surveillance survey with a minimum sample of ...
Letícia Penna Braga, Giseli Nogueira Damacena, Célia Landmann Szwarcwald, Mark Drew Crosland Guimarães   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Characteristics, sexual behaviour and risk factors of female, male and transgender sex workers in South Africa [PDF]

, 2013
Background. In South Africa, information on sex workers' characteristics, sexual behaviour and health needs is limited. Current social, legal and institutional factors impede a safe working environment for sex workers and their clients. Objectives.
Chersich, Matthew, Lüchters, Stanley, Richter, Marlise, Temmerman, Marleen   +3 more
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Epidemiology of sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Switzerland: a local, exploratory, cross-sectional study

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2020
Female sex workers are often considered highly vulnerable to sexually transmitted infections (STIs). However, data on STI epidemiology in female sex workers are lacking in Switzerland.
Francis Vu, Matthias Cavassini, Valérie D’Acremont, Gilbert Greub, Katia Jaton, Eric Masserey, Silvia Pongelli, Laurence Bouche, Chantal Ngarambe, Raphaël Bize, Patrick Bodenmann   +10 more
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High prevalence of hepatitis B virus among female sex workers in Nigeria Alta prevalência de hepatite pelo vírus B entre trabalhadoras do sexo feminino na Nigéria

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2008
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is endemic in Nigeria and constitutes a public health menace. The prevalence of HBV infection in many professional groups has been described in Nigeria. However, literature on HBV infection among female sex workers (FSW)
J. C. Forbi, N. Onyemauwa, S. D. Gyar, A. O. Oyeleye, P. Entonu, S. M. Agwale   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Syphilis in female sex workers: an epidemiological study of the highway system of the state of Pará, northern Brazil

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2019
INTRODUCTION: Female sex workers (FSWs) are considered a bridge for transmission of pathogens from high-risk to general populations. We assessed the epidemiological status of syphilis in FSWs along the Pará highway system.
Natalia dos Santos Cavalcante, Heverton Rodrigo Reis de Lima, Denise Ferreira Tabosa, Elisa do Socorro Sousa Barbosa, Nayara Priscila da Silva Costa, Luana Mota da Costa, Paula Cristina Rodrigues Frade, Luisa Caricio Martins, Gláucia Caroline Silva-Oliveira, Aldemir Branco de Oliveira-Filho   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

'It is like a tomato stall where someone can pick what he likes': structure and practices of female sex work in Kampala, Uganda. [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Effective interventions among female sex workers require a thorough knowledge of the context of local sex industries. We explore the organisation of female sex work in a low socio-economic setting in Kampala, Uganda.
A-M Cote, AH Norris, C Harcourt, D Whittaker, F Scorgie, F Van den Borne, G Asiki, I Vanwesenbeeck, IB Zablotska, J Bukenya, J Nazziwa, J Seeley, J Vandepitte, J Vandepitte, JAA Munoz, Janet Seeley, JP Ntozi, Judith Vandepitte, K Fritz, L Van Blerk, M Gysels, M Mbonye, Martin Mbonye, ML Rekart, NTT Thuy, PM Pyett, QA Karim, Rachel King, S Baral, S Jana, Sarah Nakamanya, SC Kalichman, SE Woolf-King, UNAIDS, Winifred Nalukenge   +34 more
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Sex workers perspectives on strategies to reduce sexual exploitation and HIV risk: a qualitative study in Tijuana, Mexico. [PDF]

, 2013
Globally, female sex workers are a population at greatly elevated risk of HIV infection, and the reasons for and context of sex industry involvement have key implications for HIV risk and prevention.
Engstrom, David, Goldenberg, Shira M, Rolon, Maria Luisa, Silverman, Jay G, Strathdee, Steffanie A   +4 more
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Correlates of HIV self-testing among female sex workers in China: implications for expanding HIV screening

Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2020
Background Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) self-testing may help improve test uptake among female sex workers. China has implemented many HIV self-testing programs among men who have sex with men, creating an opportunity for promotion among female sex
Cheng Wang, Ya-Jie Wang, Joseph D. Tucker, Ming-Zhou Xiong, Hong-Yun Fu, M. Kumi Smith, Wei-Ming Tang, Jason J. Ong, He-Ping Zheng, Bin Yang   +9 more
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Core groups and the transmission of HIV: Learning from male sex workers [PDF]

, 2005
A growing and substantial body of research suggests that female sex workers play a disproportionately large role in the transmission of HIV in many parts of the world, and they are often referred to as core groups by epidemiologists, mathematical ...
Parker, M
core   +1 more source