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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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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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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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Syphilis Self-Testing Among Female Sex Workers in China: Implications for Expanding Syphilis Screening

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
BackgroundSyphilis self-testing (SST) may help expand syphilis test uptake among female sex workers. However, there has been no studies on examining SST among female sex workers.
Cheng Wang, Cheng Wang, Xia Li, Xia Li, Yajie Wang, Yajie Wang, Bin Yang, Bin Yang   +7 more
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Getting paid for sex is my kick: a qualitative study of male sex workers [PDF]

, 2008
As with its female counterpart, male sex work (MSW) has generally been regarded as deeply problematic, either because of negative societal attitudes to the selling of sex or the prevalence of psychosocial and economic problems amongst those attracted to ...
Christmann, Kris, Wilcox, Aidan
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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
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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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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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HIV prevalence and risk behaviors among female sex workers in Togo in 2017: a cross-sectional national study

Archives of Public Health, 2022
Background The HIV epidemic remains an important public health challenge for the sub-Saharan region. Female Sex Workers (FSW) in this region are among the most vulnerable of the key population groups with HIV prevalence as high as twice that of the ...
Alexandra M. Bitty-Anderson, Fifonsi A. Gbeasor-Komlanvi, Martin Kouame Tchankoni, Arnold Sadio, Mounerou Salou, Patrick A. Coffie, Claver A. Dagnra, Didier K. Ekouevi   +7 more
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