scholarly journals Patriarchy and Gender-Based Violence: Experiences of Female Sex Workers in India

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharvari Karandikar ◽  
Caren Frost ◽  
Lindsay Gezinski
Keyword(s):  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
And Gender

Gender Based Violence as a Risk Factor for HIV-Associated Risk Behaviors Among Female Sex Workers in Armenia

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 551-558 ◽  
Author(s):  
Delia L. Lang ◽  
Laura F. Salazar ◽  
Ralph J. DiClemente ◽  
Karine Markosyan
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Gender Based

scholarly journals Prevalence and structural correlates of gender based violence among a prospective cohort of female sex workers

BMJ ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 339 (aug11 3) ◽  
pp. b2939-b2939 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Shannon ◽  
T Kerr ◽  
S A Strathdee ◽  
J Shoveller ◽  
J S Montaner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Workers ◽  
Prospective Cohort ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Gender Based

scholarly journals Client-perpetrated gender-based violence among female sex workers in conflict-affected Northern Uganda: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. e046894
Author(s):  
Simple Ouma ◽  
Rawlance Ndejjo ◽  
Catherine Abbo ◽  
Nazarius M Tumwesigye
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Northern Uganda ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Gender Based

Study objectiveTo determine the prevalence and associated factors of client-perpetrated gender-based violence among female sex workers in conflict-affected Northern Uganda.Design and settingsWe conducted a cross-sectional study among female sex workers in Gulu district in conflict-affected Northern Uganda.ParticipantsThe study participants included 300 female sex workers aged 18+ years. The participants were selected using simple random sampling from a database of female sex workers maintained at a national non-governmental organisation in Gulu.Outcome measureThe outcome measure was self-reported exposure to client-perpetrated gender-based violence.MethodsWe used a pretested semistructured questionnaire to collect data on sociodemographic characteristics, sex work-related characteristics, alcohol use, illicit drug use, HIV status and self-reported exposure to client-perpetrated gender-based violence. Then, data were entered into Epi Info V.7 and analysed using Stata V.14.0.ResultsAmong participants, 61.0% reported client-perpetrated gender-based violence. Economic (58.7%) and emotional (52.0%) violence were the most common forms of client-perpetrated gender-based violence in this population. Independently, being: street-based (adjusted OR=9.66, 95% CI 2.78 to 33.5), mobile (adjusted OR=3.21, 95% CI 1.83 to 5.64), HIV-positive (adjusted OR=1.90, 95% CI 1.09 to 3.31) and a low-income earner (<USh200 000 monthly) (adjusted OR=2.26, 95% CI 1.18 to 4.30) were positively associated with exposure to client-perpetrated gender-based violence.ConclusionsThere is a high prevalence of client-perpetrated gender-based violence among female sex workers in conflict-affected Northern Uganda. Furthermore, female sex workers who were street-based, mobile, HIV-positive and low-income earners were more likely to experience client-perpetrated gender-based violence. The ministry of health and the development partners need to provide targeted public health interventions to prevent and manage the rampant gender-based violence among this underserved population.

scholarly journals Adapting the Risk Environment Framework to Understand Substance Use, Gender-Based Violence, and HIV Risk Behaviors Among Female Sex Workers in Tanzania

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (10) ◽  
pp. 3296-3306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna M. Leddy ◽  
Carol Underwood ◽  
Michele R. Decker ◽  
Jessie Mbwambo ◽  
Samuel Likindikoki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Hiv Risk ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Hiv Risk Behaviors ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Risk Environment ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Gender Based

scholarly journals Prevalence of Rape and Client-Initiated Gender-Based Violence Among Female Sex Workers: Kampala, Uganda, 2012

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (S1) ◽  
pp. 68-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amee Schwitters ◽  
Mahesh Swaminathan ◽  
David Serwadda ◽  
Michael Muyonga ◽  
Ray W. Shiraishi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Gender Based

Gender-based violence against female sex workers in Cameroon: prevalence and associations with sexual HIV risk and access to health services and justice

2016 ◽  
Vol 92 (8) ◽  
pp. 599-604 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele R Decker ◽  
Carrie Lyons ◽  
Serge Clotaire Billong ◽  
Iliassou Mfochive Njindam ◽  
Ashley Grosso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Hiv Risk ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Access To Health Services ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Gender Based

scholarly journals Mobility for sex work and recent experiences of gender-based violence among female sex workers in Iringa, Tanzania: A longitudinal analysis

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. e0252728
Author(s):  
Zoé Mistrale Hendrickson ◽  
Anna M. Leddy ◽  
Noya Galai ◽  
S. Wilson Beckham ◽  
Wendy Davis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Sex Work ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Recent Experience ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Gender Based

Female sex workers are highly mobile, which may influence their risk of experiencing physical and sexual violence. However, there remains a paucity of research, particularly longitudinal, from Sub-Saharan Africa exploring mobility and gender-based violence among female sex workers. To address this gap, this study examined the longitudinal relationship between work-related mobility and recent experience of physical or sexual gender-based violence from a client or partner among female sex workers in Iringa, Tanzania. A secondary data analysis was conducted using baseline and 18-month follow-up data from Project Shikamana, a community empowerment-based combination HIV prevention intervention. Responses from 387 female sex workers aged 18 years and older participating in both baseline and follow-up were analyzed. Unadjusted and adjusted Poisson regression models with robust variance estimations, accounting for clustering of female sex workers’ responses over time, were fit. Final models adjusted for socio-demographic characteristics and aspects of participants’ living situations and work environments. Recent physical or sexual violence from a client or partner was common (baseline: 40%; follow-up: 29%). Twenty-six percent of female sex workers at baseline, and 11% at follow-up, had recently traveled outside of Iringa for sex work. In the final adjusted longitudinal model, female sex workers recently mobile for sex work had a 25% increased risk of any recent experience of physical or sexual gender-based violence when compared with their non-mobile counterparts (adjusted incidence rate ratio: 1.25; 95% CI: 1.03–1.53; p<0.05). Interventions must identify ways–such as mobile support services, linkages and referrals to health and other social services while traveling, or the use of mobile or digital technology–to address mobile female sex workers’ unique needs while traveling. Future quantitative and qualitative research is needed to understand the context of female sex workers’ mobility and how and why mobility influences risk environments and experiences of gender-based violence.

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