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Path Analysis on the Factors Associated with Consistent Use of Female Condom Among Female Sex Workers in Surakarta [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Female condom is an alternative method to prevent HIV/ AIDS transmission. However, its utilization is low and scanty among female sex workers. It is important to have knowledge on the factors that determine female condom use. This study aimed
Demartoto, A. (Argyo), Probandari, A. N. (Ari), Setyani, R. A. (Rizka)   +2 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
doaj   +1 more source

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
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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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Vulnerability to HIV infection among sex worker and non-sex worker female injecting drug users in Dhaka, Bangladesh: evidence from the baseline survey of a cohort study

Harm Reduction Journal, 2006
Background: Very little is known about female injecting drug users (IDU) in Bangladesh but anecdotal evidence suggests that they are hidden and very vulnerable to HIV through both their injection sharing and sexual risk behaviors.
Khan Sharful I, Khandakar Irona, Rahman Motiur, Ahmed Giasuddin, Khan Repon, Ahmed Munir, Uddin Mohammed T, Reza Masud, Chowdhury Ezazul I, Azim Tasnim, Sack David A, Strathdee Steffanie A   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Male sex workers who sell sex to men also engage in anal intercourse with women: evidence from Mombasa, Kenya. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
To investigate self-report of heterosexual anal intercourse among male sex workers who sell sex to men, and to identify the socio-demographic characteristics associated with practice of the behavior.Two cross-sectional surveys of male sex workers who ...
Priya Mannava, Scott Geibel, Nzioki King'ola, Marleen Temmerman, Stanley Luchters   +4 more
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'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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Spatial Distribution of HIV Cases in Female Sex Workers in Palembang City

Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan Masyarakat, 2022
Key populations such as PSP (Female Sex Workers) are one of the factors that have the potential to influence the number of HIV-positive cases. The prevalence of HIV cases in Indonesia in the PSP group is 2.1%.
Risda Anjani, Amrina Rosyada, Najmah, Dini Arista Putri   +3 more
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Sexual health knowledge, sexual relationships and condom use among male trekking guides in Nepal: a qualitative study. [PDF]

, 2010
People in Nepal generally hold fairly traditional views about sex and sexual health, whilst Western tourists often have a more liberal approach towards sex and relationships.
Bhatta, Prakash, Regmi, Pramod, Simkhada, Padam, van Teijlingen, Edwin   +3 more
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Correlates of condom use among female sex workers in The Gambia: results of a cross-sectional survey [PDF]

PeerJ, 2015
Objectives. This study examined correlates of condom use among 248 female sex workers (FSW) in The Gambia.Methods. Between July and August 2011, FSW in The Gambia who were older than 16 years of age, the age of consent in The Gambia, were recruited for ...
Ashley L. Grosso, Esther L. Lei, Sosthenes C. Ketende, Sarah Peitzmeier, Krystal Mason, Nuha Ceesay, Daouda Diouf, Fatou Maria Drame, Jaegan Loum, Erin Papworth, Stefan Baral   +10 more
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