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Female Independent Sex Workers

2022
This chapter presents extended narratives from five female independent sex workers working in England and Wales, as well as short excerpts from interviews with other participants. Topics covered include autonomy, harm, managing the law and hopes for the future.
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HIV surveillance among female sex workers

AIDS, 2001
Female sex workers are at high risk for infection with HIV, and their clients may act as a bridging population by spreading HIV to the general population. Comprehensive HIV surveillance among sex workers includes surveillance of HIV infection, of sexually transmitted infections and of risk behavior.
P D, Ghys, C, Jenkins, E, Pisani
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Vulvovaginal candidiasis in female sex workers

International Journal of STD & AIDS, 1998
Vulvovaginal candidiasis is a frequent inflammatory process in women but it has not been widely studied in female sex workers FSWs . To estimate the frequency of Candida species infection in FSWs and to identify related risk factors and clinical findings, we carried out a retrospective study of 1923 FSWs over 11 years.
L, Otero, V, Palacio, F, Carreño, F J, Méndez, F, Vázquez   +4 more
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Group sex events among female sex workers in Melbourne, Australia

Sexual Health, 2020
Background Group sex is associated with increased risk of HIV and sexually transmissible infections (STIs), but there is limited data on group sex among female sex workers (FSW). Understanding current group sex practices among FSW may assist with understanding and addressing the rise in STIs observed among ...
Evelyn M. Turek, Christopher K. Fairley, Marjan Tabesh, Tiffany R. Phillips, Eric P. F. Chow   +4 more
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Bangladesh's ignored female sex workers

BMJ, 2015
Jocalyn Clark asks why the plight of girls and women forced or sold into sex work is disregarded and reports on an initiative that helps women out of the sex trade with training and ...
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Health care of female commercial sex workers

The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care, 1999
This article highlights health issues related to prostitution, with special reference to the situation in Europe. Strategies aimed at improving the health care of commercial sex workers, including programs for screening for sexually transmitted infections, are discussed.
P A, Mårdh, M, Shoubnikova, M, Genç, S, Chaplinkas, V, Unzeitig   +4 more
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The mental health of female sex workers

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 2010
Rössler W, Koch U, Lauber C, Hass A‐K, Altwegg M, Ajdacic‐Gross V, Landolt K. The mental health of female sex workers.Objective:  There is limited information available about the mental health of female sex workers. Therefore, we aimed to make a comprehensive assessment of the mental status of female sex workers over different outdoors and indoors work
Rössler, W, Koch, U, Lauber, C, Hass, A K, Altwegg, M, Ajdacic-Gross, V, Landolt, K   +6 more
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Trafficked female sex workers awaiting deportation: comparison with brothel workers

Archives of Women?s Mental Health, 2004
In 2002, we researched the psychosocial characteristics of 55 women working in the commercial brothel-based sex industry in three Israeli cities. This previous social epidemiological study focused exclusively on women working in brothels and the brothel owners consented to their interviews, suggesting that this might be a sample of the most organized ...
J, Cwikel, B, Chudakov, M, Paikin, K, Agmon, R H, Belmaker   +4 more
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Burnout Among Female Indoor Sex Workers

Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2005
This study examined levels of "burnout" and associated factors among a sample of female indoor sex workers in the Netherlands (N=96). Levels of burnout on 3 dimensions (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal competence) were assessed. Only sex workers' mean score on depersonalization was significantly higher than that of a comparison ...
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WELL BEING OF FEMALE SEX WORKERS

The Hong Kong Journal of Social Work, 2012
Background: Subjective well being among female sex workers is less explored and only few studies talked about this complex issue. Aim: To study the subjective well being of female sex workers. Method: Based on the informed consent, seventy female sex workers were randomly selected from the study population. The PGI — General Well Being scale (Verma et
LAKSHMANA G., DHANASEKARA PANDIAN
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