Feasibility of oral HIV self-testing in female sex workers in Gaborone, Botswana. by Emily Shava, Laura M Bogart, Kutlo Manyake, Charlotte Mdluli, Kamogelo Maribe, Neo Monnapula, Bornapate Nkomo, Mosepele Mosepele, Sikhulile Moyo, Mompati Mmalane, Till Bärnighausen, Joseph Makhema, Shahin Lockman

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The silent majority: The typical Canadian sex worker may not be who we think. by Lynn Kennedy

“…<h4>Background</h4>Most sex worker population studies measure population at discrete points in time and very few studies have been done in industrialized democracies. …”
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Feasibility of oral HIV self-testing in female sex workers in Gaborone, Botswana by Emily Shava, Laura M. Bogart, Kutlo Manyake, Charlotte Mdluli, Kamogelo Maribe, Neo Monnapula, Bornapate Nkomo, Mosepele Mosepele, Sikhulile Moyo, Mompati Mmalane, Till Bärnighausen, Joseph Makhema, Shahin Lockman

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Community Governance of Prostitution: Social Rehabilitation for Sex Workers through Social Capital by Sudarmo - Sudarmo

“…The Indonesian government has closed entire prostitution sites, one of them is Sunan Kuning with 500 sex workers in 2019. The study aims to investigate the implementation of social rehabilitation programs for its members through different networks covering social capital in bonding, bridging and linking social capital. …”
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Sampling studies to estimate the HIV prevalence rate in female commercial sex workers by Ana Roberta Pati Pascom, Célia Landmann Szwarcwald, Aristides Barbosa Júnior

“…Keywords: HIV, AIDS, commercial sex workers, sampling…”
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Sexual risk behaviors, HIV, and syphilis among female sex workers in Nepal by Kakchapati S, Singh DR, Rawal BB, Lim A

Subjects: “…Sex workers…”
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Violence as a barrier for HIV prevention among female sex workers in Argentina. by María A Pando, Romina S Coloccini, Elena Reynaga, Marcelo Rodriguez Fermepin, Lucia Gallo Vaulet, Tadeusz J Kochel, Silvia M Montano, María M Avila

“…BACKGROUND: Violence against female sex workers (FSWs) has been increasingly reported as an important determinant of HIV infection risk. …”
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Evaluation of health status of transgender sex workers in Turkey: A qualitative study by Kadir Onur Şimşek, Nuray Özgülnar

“…Objective: Sex workers can be disadvantaged in terms of overall health due to challenging living and working conditions. …”
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The Experiences of Violence and Occupational Health Risks of Sex Workers Working in Brothels in Ankara by Yaşar Bilge, Yasemin Genç, Serap Şahinoglu, Aysun Balseven Odabaşı

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Drug Resistance–Associated Mutations in Mycoplasma genitalium in Female Sex Workers, Japan by Takashi Deguchi, Mitsuru Yasuda, Kengo Horie, Kensaku Seike, Mina Kikuchi, Kohsuke Mizutani, Tomohiro Tsuchiya, Shigeaki Yokoi, Masahiro Nakano, Shinji Hoshina

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The New Virtual Crackdown on Sex Workers’ Rights: Perspectives from the United States by Meghan Peterson, Bella Robinson, Elena Shih

“…This paper provides an overview of the findings of a recent survey with sex workers in the United States, details the advent of similar initiatives in other countries, and explores how the legislation conflates trafficking with consensual sex work.…”
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“The power of sex” : a study of power relations in the sex workers community of Singapore. by Ng, Qian Hui.

“…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

“…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 Vulnerability Among Survival Sex Workers Through Sexual Violence and Drug Taking in a Qualitative Study From Victoria, Canada, With Additional Implications for Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for Sex Workers by Bryan Eric Benner

“…Objective: This qualitative study investigates how social and structural forces mediate vulnerability to HIV infection and transmission among survival sex workers, their clients, and their non-commercial, intimate partners—with especial focus on sexual violence and drug taking.Method: I employed an adapted grounded theory approach to conducting and analyzing (n = 9) open-ended, in-depth interviews with a convenience sample of currently working (and recently exited) survival sex workers from a community setting in Victoria, Canada.Findings: Participants revealed important contexts and conditions under which they were vulnerable to HIV infection. …”
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Treatment seeking behaviors related to gonorrhea among female sex workers in 7 cities in Indonesia by Roselinda Roselinda, Nelly Puspandari

Subjects: “…gonorrhea, female sex worker, Indonesia…”
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Knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of sex workers about cervical cancer in a brothel from Adana by Nazan Akcali, Ersin Nazlican, Muhsin Akbaba, Ramazan Azim Okyay, Tufan Nayir

Subjects: “…Sex worker…”
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Study of the Epidemiology and Use of Condoms in Vulnerable Women Referring to Damage Reduction Centers in Shiraz During 2015-2016 by Masoumeh Sadat Mousavi, Seyedeh Leila Dehghani, Bahareh Behzad, Samira Pourrezaei, Marzieh Ata’ali

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MOTHERS PRACTICING PROSTITUTION AND CHILDREN'S RIGHTS by Ana-Maria MANDIUC

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Tobacco smoking and alcohol drinking among HIV infected people using antiretroviral therapy by Dharma N. Bhatta, Arjun Subedi, Narbada Sharma

Subjects: “…sex worker…”
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The story of female sex workers in the shadow of sex work coercion: A qualitative study by Zahra Boroumandfar, Reza Esmaeili, Negar Mohaghegh

“…Twenty-eight sex workers participated in the study voluntarily and with informed consent. …”
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