Background: Globally, injection drug use (IDU) is common among cisgender women who participate in sex work (CWSW), placing them at heightened risk of HCV acquisition and transmission. However, the epidemiology of HCV among CWSW in the United States is not well understood. In thi…
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International aid organizations and wealthy nations have contributed billions to combat the spread and treatment of HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa; however, these programs have been critiqued for not addressing the socioeconomic and cultural context of the epidemic, instead rely…
This is a richly detailed account of the way the sex industry works, and one of the few empirical studies that investigates the off street industry in Britain. The book seeks to advance a greater knowledge of the social organisation of the sex industry by uncovering the day-to-d…
'Sex Work' describes how women create complex psychological and emotional techniques to maintain their sanity while selling sex and explains how the indoor sex markets in Britain have a distinct 'occupational culture' with a set of social norms, code of conduct and moral hierarc…
AIMS: To investigate to what extent sex work history, perception on certain diseases, self- perceived control over becoming infected by HIV and protective actions including condom use consistency influence self-perceived risk for HIV among brothel-based female sex workers (FSWs)…
Background. Sex workers are at increased risk of acquiring human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) compared to most other population groups worldwide. Sex workers have been identified as an important core group for transmission of …
This study evaluated the outcome and process of a peer education program for sex workers, with social support proposed as an organizing framework. Program outcomes were assessed through a pre-post design without comparison group. Sex workers naïve to peer education (N=273) were …