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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 +4 more
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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 +7 more
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Cisgender male and transgender female sex workers in South Africa: gender variant identities and narratives of exclusion [PDF]
, 2015 Sex workers are often perceived as possessing ‘deviant’ identities, contributing to their exclusion from health services. The literature on sex worker identities in relation to health has focused primarily on cisgender female sex workers as the ‘carriers
Mannell, Jenevieve, Samudzi, Zoe
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Jurnal Sosiologi Andalas, 2020 This article presents the results of research on peer educator strategies to raise female sex workers' awareness of reproductive health. The objectives of this study were 1) to describe the strategies used by peer educators to build sex worker awareness
Lidya Febrina
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Keluwih, 2023 —Indonesian localization of Female Sex Workers (FSW) was one of the largest in Southeast Asia, which has been taken by the government since 2014. The impact of mental health disorders has not yet been reported.
Merry Apriliani Angkawidjaja +2 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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Children of female sex workers and injection drug users: a review of vulnerability, resilience, and family-centered models of care in low and middle-income countries [PDF]
, 2010 This item is archived in the repository for materials published for the USAID supported Orphans and Vulnerable Children Comprehensive Action Research Project (OVC-CARE) at the Boston University Center for Global Health and Development.Background ...
Beard, Jennifer +5 more
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Gonococcal tonsillar infection in a female sex worker
Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS, 2021 Gonorrhea is a common sexually transmitted disease that can be seen worldwide. Gonorrhea usually presents with the genital disorder. Nevertheless, rare clinical manifestation can also be seen. Here, the authors would like to present the case of a female prostitute presenting with repeated tonsillitis and finally diagnosed for ...
Sookaromdee, Pathum +2 more
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Utilisation of sexual health services by female sex workers in Nepal [PDF]
, 2011 Background The Nepal Demographic Health Survey (NDHS) in 2006 showed that more than half (56%) of the women with sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV, in Nepal sought sexual health services. There is no such data for female sex workers (
B Vuylsteke +30 more
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Risk Factors of Gonorrhoea Among Female Indirect Sex Workers [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Gonorrhoea is one of sexually transmitted infections (STI) with high incidence, besides chlamydia, syphilis, and trichomoniasis. STIs are spread predominantly by sexual context including vaginal, anal, and oral. STIs have a profound impact on
Nugrahaeni, A. (Anita) +4 more
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