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    “The power of sex” : a study of power relations in the sex workers community of Singapore. by Ng, Qian Hui.

    Published 2009
    “…However, in modern societies there is also the independent sex worker who freelances on the street. This research paper seeks to explore in detail the power relations between the freelance sex worker and her client, the instruments used if any, by either party to yield dominance over the other, thus obtaining power.…”
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    Representation of sex workers in Malaysian news media: a critical discourse analysis by Noor, Natrah, Hamid, Bahiyah Abdul

    Published 2019
    “…Marginalized populations such as sex workers are at constant risk of violence, abuse, and human rights violation due to inadequate laws governing their rights. …”
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    HIV/AIDS risk-reduction options as predictor of female sex workers’ sexual behaviour by Beneyam Lake Yimer

    Published 2022-08-01
    “…Background: Sex workers are highly vulnerable to HIV infection and suitable transmission groups in the scope of the HIV epidemic. …”
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    Surveiller et « embellir »: the Writings of Prostitutes and Sex Workers in the Light of Discursive (En)framing by Yagos Koliopanos

    Published 2015-05-01
    “…The ongoing struggle of certain sex workers / authors to get rid of  (en)framing procedures and their pressing need for discursive autonomy reveal the necessity to carry on this examination on a broader spectrum.…”
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    Access Denied: Sex workers’ exclusion from COVID-19 relief in the United States by Mariah Grant

    Published 2023-09-01
    “…This short article provides an overview of the US government’s response to COVID-19 and the exclusion of sex workers from pandemic relief. It details the impacts of this exclusion, including how sex workers and advocates were forced to prioritise emergency service provision over longer-term policy goals. …”
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    Risk factors for sexually transmitted diseases among sex workers in the interior of Piaui, Brazil by Jardeliny Corrêa da Penha, Caroline Batista de Queiroz Aquino, Érica de Alencar Rodrigues Neri, Thaís Gomes Oliveira dos Reis, Priscila de Souza Aquino, Ana Karina Bezerra Pinheiro

    “…METHOD: Cross-sectional and correlational study conducted with 73 sex workers registered at the Sex Workers´ Association of the municipality of Picos -PI, Brazil. …”
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    Acceptability of oral HIV self-testing among female sex workers in Gaborone, Botswana. by Emily Shava, Kutlo Manyake, Charlotte Mdluli, Kamogelo Maribe, Neo Monnapula, Bornapate Nkomo, Mosepele Mosepele, Sikhulile Moyo, Mompati Mmalane, Till Bärnighausen, Joseph Makhema, Laura M Bogart, Shahin Lockman

    Published 2020-01-01
    “…<h4>Background</h4>HIV prevalence among female sex workers (FSW) in sub-Saharan Africa is much higher than in the general population. …”
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    Understanding the Diversity of People in Sex Work: Views from Leaders in Sex Worker Organizations by Andrea Mellor, Cecilia Benoit

    Published 2023-03-01
    “…We conclude that SWOs can operate as a structural intervention beyond decriminalization that can improve equitable access to health and social services for sex workers Despite SWOs’ efforts, sex workers’ mobilization is still limited by micro-, meso-, and macrolevel stigmatization that prevents and/or discourages some workers from accessing their programs and services.…”
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    A Study on the HBV and the HCV Infections in Female Sex Workers and their Co-Infection with HIV by Desai Praseeda S, Sharma (neeDutta) Anuradha, Shastri Jayanthi S

    Published 2013-02-01
    “…Aim: To determine the seroprevalence of the HIV, Syphilis, HBV and HCV infections and their co-infection rates among Female Sex Workers (FSWs). Settings and Design: 250 blood samples were collected from FSWs from a red light area of Mumbai by using an outreach strategy. …”
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    Cripping Sex Work: Disabled Sex Workers and Racialized Disgender in the Online Sex Industry by Shawna Felkins

    Published 2022-10-01
    “…This paper explores how disabled online sex workers experience “racialized disgendering” in social media spaces and content platforms and introduces a new framework for “cripping sex work.” …”
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    Workers, Migrants, and Queers: The political economy of community among illegalised sex workers in Athens by Valentini Sampethai

    Published 2022-09-01
    “… This article unpacks practices of collaboration and community-building among sex workers in Athens, weaving them with an analysis of labour and illegalisation. …”
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    SEX WORK, LAW, AND VIOLENCE: BEDFORD V. CANADA AND THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF SEX WORKERS by Graham Hudson, Emily van der Meulen

    Published 2013-02-01
    “…Canada, two levels of Ontario courts ruled that a selection of criminal laws prohibiting prostitution-related activities unjustifiably deprive sex workers of their right to liberty and security of the person.The courts struck down or modified some of the offending provisions to ensure that sex workers are better able to take precautions against violence. …”
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    Societal determinants of HIV vulnerability among clients of female commercial sex workers in Indonesia. by Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Christina Yeni Kustanti, Ririn Wulandari, Ayi Diah Damayani, Lillian Mwanri

    Published 2018-01-01
    “…This study aimed to explore societal determinants of HIV vulnerability among the clients of female commercial sex workers (FCSWs) in Belu and Malaka districts, Indonesia. …”
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