The contribution of emotional partners to sexual risk taking and violence among female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya: a cohort study.

OBJECTIVES: To assess sexual risk-taking of female sex workers (FSWs) with emotional partners (boyfriends and husbands), compared to regular and casual clients. Experiences of violence and the degree of relationship control that FSWs have with emotional partners are also described. DESIGN: Cohort st...

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Main Authors: Stanley Luchters, Marlise L Richter, Wilkister Bosire, Gill Nelson, Nzioki Kingola, Xu-Dong Zhang, Marleen Temmerman, Matthew F Chersich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3737234?pdf=render