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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
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Relationship between female sex workers and gatekeeper: The impact on female sex worker’s mental health in China [PDF]

Psychology, Health & Medicine, 2013
Global literature suggests that gatekeepers exert enormous influences on lives of female sex workers (FSWs). However, virtually no available studies have examined the FSW-gatekeeper relationship (F-G relationship) and its impact on FSW's mental health. The current study was conducted in 2008-2009 in two cities of southwest China.
Chen, Zhang, Xiaoming, Li, Yan, Hong, Shaobing, Su, Yuejiao, Zhou   +4 more
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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
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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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Potential impact of pre‐exposure prophylaxis for female sex workers and men who have sex with men in Bangalore, India: a mathematical modelling study

Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2016
Introduction In Bangalore, new HIV infections of female sex workers and men who have sex with men continue to occur, despite high condom use. Pre‐exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has high anti‐HIV efficacy for men who have sex with men.
Kate M Mitchell, Holly J Prudden, Reynold Washington, Shajy Isac, Subramanian P Rajaram, Anna M Foss, Fern Terris‐Prestholt, Marie‐Claude Boily, Peter Vickerman   +8 more
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Causes of maternal and child mortality among Cambodian sex workers and their children: a cross sectional study

BMC Public Health, 2016
Background To reach global and national goals for maternal and child mortality, countries must identify vulnerable populations, which includes sex workers and their children.
Brian Willis, Saki Onda, Hanni Marie Stoklosa   +2 more
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Female sex workers and fear of stigmatisation [PDF]

Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2005
Female sex workers are often forced to work underground and away from their local communities. Historical records show that female sex workers have been frequently singled out for social control and treated as a distinct section of the community. This social rejection and isolation has serious repercussions on the health provisions to them and on their
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Anal sexual experience and HIV risk awareness among female sex workers in Dire Dawa, eastern Ethiopia

Global Health Research and Policy, 2017
Background Female sex workers have been disproportionately affected with HIV and anal sexual experience elevate their vulnerability. Anal intercourse has more risk of HIV transmission than vaginal intercourse for receptors that coupled with low condom ...
Yohannes Teka Mazeingia, Lemessa Olijjira, Yadeta Dessie   +2 more
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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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Nongonococcal cervicitis: The most common cause of fluor albus in female sex workers

Dermatology Reports, 2019
Female sex workers have a high risk of suffering from sexual transmitted infections (STIs). If the female sex workers suffer from STIs, besides affecting themselves, they also have potential to transmit the disease to their clients. Fluor albus is one of
Afif Nurul Hidayati, A. Astindari, Maylita Sari, Dwi Murtiastutik, Sunarko Martodihardjo, Jusuf Barakbah   +5 more
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