HIV/AIDS risk behavior of female sex workers in Mexico: Comparison of interviews with a cohort study in San Bernardino, California

2001 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-96
Author(s):  
David James Bellis
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Risk Behavior ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
San Bernardino ◽  
Aids Risk ◽  
Aids Risk Behavior ◽  
Hiv Aids

scholarly journals HIV/AIDS risk among female sex workers who use crack in Southern Brazil

2008 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 830-837 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica Malta ◽  
Simone Monteiro ◽  
Rosa Maria Jeronymo Lima ◽  
Suzana Bauken ◽  
Aliamar de Marco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Community Leaders ◽  
Health Providers ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Aids Risk ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Hiv Aids

OBJECTIVE: To understand the social context of female sex workers who use crack and its impact on HIV/AIDS risk behaviors. METHODODOLOGICAL PROCEDURES: Qualitative study carried out in Foz do Iguaçu, Southern Brazil, in 2003. Twenty-six in-depth interviews and two focus groups were carried out with female commercial sex workers who frequently use crack. In-depth interviews with health providers, community leaders and public policy managers, as well as field observations were also conducted. Transcript data was entered into Atlas.ti software and grounded theory methodology was used to analyze the data and develop a conceptual model as a result of this study. ANALYSIS OF RESULTS: Female sex workers who use crack had low self-perceived HIV risk in spite of being engaged in risky behaviors (e.g. unprotected sex with multiple partners). Physical and sexual violence among clients, occasional and stable partners was widespread jeopardizing negotiation and consistent condom use. According to health providers, community leaders and public policy managers, several female sex workers who use crack are homeless or live in slums, and rarely have access to health services, voluntary counseling and testing, social support, pre-natal and reproductive care. CONCLUSIONS: Female sex workers who use crack experience a plethora of health and social problems, which apparently affect their risks for HIV infection. Low-threshold, user-friendly and gender-tailored interventions should be implemented, in order to increase the access to health and social-support services among this population. Those initiatives might also increase their access to reproductive health in general, and to preventive strategies focusing on HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections.

HIV/AIDS Risk Among Brothel-Based Female Sex Workers in China: Assessing the Terms, Content, and Knowledge of Sex Work

2004 ◽  
Vol 31 (11) ◽  
pp. 695-700 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yingying Huang ◽  
Gail E. Henderson ◽  
Suiming Pan ◽  
Myron S. Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Sex Work ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Aids Risk ◽  
Hiv Aids

HIV/AIDS Risk Among Brothel-Based Female Sex Workers in China: Assessing the Terms, Content, and Knowledge of Sex Work

2005 ◽  
Vol 32 (8) ◽  
pp. 516 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa S. Cunha ◽  
N??mora T. Barcellos ◽  
R??gis Kreitchmann ◽  
Let??cia N. Melo ◽  
Sandra C. Fuchs
Keyword(s):  
Sex Work ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Aids Risk ◽  
Hiv Aids

Risk and vulnerability of key populations to HIV infection in Iran; knowledge, attitude and practises of female sex workers, prison inmates and people who inject drugs

Sexual Health ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 568 ◽  
Author(s):  
Razieh Khajehkazemi ◽  
AliAkbar Haghdoost ◽  
Soodabeh Navadeh ◽  
Hamidreza Setayesh ◽  
Leily Sajadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
People Who Inject Drugs ◽  
Sexual Transmission ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Prison Inmates ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Comprehensive Knowledge ◽  
Sexual Transmission Of Hiv ◽  
Hiv Aids

Background In this study data of three national surveys conducted among female sex workers (FSW), prison inmates and people who inject drugs (PWID) were presented and compared in relation to knowledge, attitude, and practises. Methods: The surveys were conducted in 2009 and 2010 and included 2546 PWID, 872 FSW and 5530 prison inmates. Knowledge, attitude and practises towards HIV were measured through similar questions for each category. Results: Over 90% of all participants had ever heard of HIV/AIDS, although only approximately half of them perceived themselves at risk of contracting HIV. More than 80% were able to correctly identify the ways of preventing the sexual transmission of HIV; while more than two-thirds did not use condom in their last sexual contact. Approximately 20% of prisoners and FSW had a history of injecting drugs. Among all participants who have injected drugs, prisoners had the highest unsafe injecting behaviour at the last injection (61%), followed by FSW (11%) and PWID (3%). Conclusions: Despite major efforts to control the HIV epidemic in Iran, the level of risk and vulnerability among prisoners, FSW and PWID is still high. The level of comprehensive knowledge about HIV/AIDS is relatively good; however, their risk perception of contracting HIV is low and high-risk behaviours are prevalent. Therefore, HIV prevention programs should be redesigned in a more comprehensive way to identify the best venues to reach the largest number of people at a higher risk of contracting HIV and decrease their risk overlaps and vulnerability factors.

HIV/AIDS among female sex workers, injecting drug users and men who have sex with men in Lebanon: results of the first biobehavioral surveys

AIDS ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (Suppl 2) ◽  
pp. S45-S54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ziyad Mahfoud ◽  
Rema Afifi ◽  
Sami Ramia ◽  
Danielle El Khoury ◽  
Kassem Kassak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Workers ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Injecting Drug Users ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Sex With Men ◽  
Hiv Aids

scholarly journals HIV/AIDS related knowledge and attitude among female sex workers in Tehran/Iran

Retrovirology ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Saeid Madani Ghahfarokhi ◽  
Ameneh Setareh Forouzan ◽  
Payam Roshanfekr ◽  
Mohamad Ali Mohammadi ◽  
Masoumeh Dejman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Hiv Aids

HIV prevalence and risk behavior among clients of female sex workers in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

AIDS ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 17 (11) ◽  
pp. 1691-1694 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bea L Vuylsteke ◽  
Peter D Ghys ◽  
Moussa Traoré ◽  
Yao Konan ◽  
Guessan Mah-Bi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Behavior ◽  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
Hiv Prevalence ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Côte D'ivoire
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