Results 51 to 60 of about 5,820,468 (330)

Suicidal behavior among female sex workers in Goa, India: the silent epidemic. [PDF]

, 2009
OBJECTIVES: We sought to study suicidal behavior prevalence and its association with social and gender disadvantage, sex work, and health factors among female sex workers in Goa, India.
Copas, Andrew, Shahmanesh, Maryam, Wayal, Sonali, Mabey, David, Patel, Vikram, Cowan, Frances; id_orcid, Cowan, Frances   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Reasons for non- use of condoms and self-efficacy among female sex workers: A qualitative study in Nepal [PDF]

, 2011
Background Heterosexual contact is the most common mode of transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Nepal and it is largely linked to sex work.
Ghimire, Laxmi, Smith W Cairns S, van Teijlingen Edwin R, Laxmi Ghimire, Nagendra P Luitel, Dahal, Rashmi, Edwin R van Teijlingen, Smith, W.C.S., Luitel, Nagendra, Ghimire Laxmi, Luitel Nagendra P, Dahal Rashmi, W Cairns S Smith, Rashmi Dahal, van Teijlingen, Edwin   +14 more
core   +1 more source

Cape Town talks about sex workers [PDF]

, 2000
On Monday 25 September,, as- part of the One City Festival, the Black Arts Collective hosted a debate about sex work. Natasha from SWEAT spoke about the why the government should decriminalize sex work.
Sex Workers’ Education & Advocacy Taskforce (SWEAT)
core  

High risk of HIV in non-brothel based female sex workers in India. [PDF]

, 2005
BACKGROUND: Heterosexual contact is the most common mode of HIV transmission in India that is largely linked to sex work. We assessed the non-use of condoms in sex work and with regular sex partners by female sex workers (FSWs), and identified its ...
Dandona Rakhi, Bertozzi Stefano M, Bertozzi, Stefano M, Dandona Lalit, Dandona, Lalit, Gutierrez, Juan Pablo, the ASCI FPP Study Team, Dandona, Rakhi, Gutierrez Juan, McPherson Sam, McPherson, Sam, Samuels Fiona, Kumar, Anil G, Samuels, Fiona, ASCI FPP Study Team, Kumar Anil G, Sam McPherson, Stefano M Bertozzi, Fiona Samuels, Lalit Dandona, null null, Juan Pablo Gutierrez, Rakhi Dandona, Anil G Kumar   +23 more
core   +2 more sources

Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo, Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Hassan Adam Murtala, Halima Kabir, Khadija A. Shamsu, Sari A. Acra, Virginia A. Stallings, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Lauren J. Klein   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Central Nervous System Tumors Among Infants in Canada: A Report From CYP‐C

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Central nervous system (CNS) tumors in infants are rare, pose unique clinical challenges, and lack large‐scale evidence‐based data to guide management. This study seeks to describe CNS tumors in Canadian infants and to compare their outcomes with those of older children.
Samuel Sassine, Hallie Coltin, Sylvia Cheng, Lucie Lafay‐Cousin, Vanan Issai Magimairajan, Craig Erker, Stéphanie Vairy, Lynette Bowes, Adam Fleming, Donna Johnston, Sarah McKillop, Roona Sinha, Julie Bennett, Christina Coleman, Laura Wheaton, Shayna Zelcer, Samuele Renzi, Thai Hoa Tran   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk of HIV infection among indoor and street sex workers and their use of health services in Belgrade, Serbia [PDF]

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2010
Introduction. HIV in Serbia is most often transmitted through sexual contact, and therefore numerous prevention activities are geared towards sex workers (SW). Objective.
Ilić Dragan, Šipetić Sandra, Bjegović Vesna   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Experiences of gender-based violence among female sex workers, men who have sex with men, and transgender women in Latin America and the Caribbean: a qualitative study to inform HIV programming

BMC International Health and Human Rights, 2019
BackgroundFemale sex workers, MSM, and transgender women—collectively referred to as key populations (KPs)—are disproportionately affected by gender-based violence (GBV) and HIV, yet little is known about the violence they face, its gender-based origins,
E. Evens, Michele Lanham, Karin Santi, Juana Cooke, Kathleen Ridgeway, Giuliana J. Morales, Caleb Parker, C. Brennan, Marjan de Bruin, Pavel Chladni Desrosiers, Xenia Díaz, M. Drago, R. McLean, M. Mendizabal, Dirk A. Davis, R. Hershow, R. Dayton   +16 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Occupational health and safety of migrant sex workers in New Zealand [PDF]

, 2013
This research provides an in-depth understanding of issues facing migrant sex workers in New Zealand, with a particular focus on occupational health and safety, and sexual reproductive health.
Michael Roguski
core  

Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source