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COVID-19, Stigma, and the Ongoing Marginalization of Sex Workers and their Support Organizations
Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2021 Primary or first-hand stigma, associated with sex work, sometimes disparagingly referred to as "prostitution" or "whore" stigma, was a fundamental cause of social inequities for sex workers before the COVID-19 pandemic.
C. Benoit, Róisín Unsworth
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Social Sciences, 2021 Migrant Asian massage workers in North America first experienced the impacts of COVID-19 in the final weeks of January 2020, when business dropped drastically due to widespread xenophobic fears that the virus was concentrated in Chinese diasporic ...
Elene Lam +3 more
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Barriers to Utilisation of Sexual Health Services by Female Sex Workers in Nepal [PDF]
, 2009 Sexual health services are relatively rare in Nepal. Female sex workers (FSWs) do not use health services as much as would be desirable. A study was conducted to identify barriers to access of sexual health services by FSWs in Nepal.
Ghimire, Laxmi, van Teijlingen, Edwin
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Patterns and Epidemiology of Illicit Drug Use Among Sex Workers Globally: A Systematic Review
Sex Work, Health, and Human Rights, 2021 Introduction: Sex workers who use drugs represent two distinct populations, yet programmatic and policy responses are siloed and failed to acknowledge the ways in which populations overlap and needs intersect.
J. Iversen +3 more
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Protection of sex workers [PDF]
BMJ, 2007 Decriminalisation could restore public health priorities and human rights Between 2 and 12 December 2006, the bodies of five young women—Gemma Adams, Tania Nicol, Anneli Alderton, Paula Clennell, and Annette Nicholls (aged 19-29)—were discovered near Ipswich.w1 Their involvement in street prostitution created a media controversy over whether ...
Michael D E, Goodyear, Linda, Cusick
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SSM: Qualitative Research in Health, 2022 Emerging evidence suggests that sex workers face unique and profound risks arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. To illuminate the pandemic's effects on sex worker health and safety and identify intervention opportunities, from May–August 2020 in-depth ...
Denton Callander +10 more
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Violence Against Male Sex Workers: A Systematic Scoping Review of Quantitative Data
Journal of Homosexuality, 2021 Sex workers are recognized to be potentially vulnerable to violence and abuse. However, the extent and nature of violence committed against male sex workers remains under reported. The aim of this evidence scoping review was to identify the prevalence of
G. Raine
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Sexes, 2023 Stigma is felt, constructed, understood and negotiated differently by varied marginalized groups, including diverse groups among commercial sex workers themselves.
Satarupa Dasgupta
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Western Pacific Surveillance and Response, 2022 Objective: Female sex workers (FSWs) are at high risk of human papillomavirus (HPV) infections and cervical cancer due to their high number of sexual partners. The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of HPV and identify risk factors
Quang Duy Pham +17 more
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BMC Public Health, 2023 Background We aimed to explore socioeconomic inequality, health inequity, and the well-being of transgender people during the COVID-19 crisis in Nigeria.
Morenike Oluwatoyin Folayan +8 more
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