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- Title
Violence against female sex workers in Karnataka state, south India: impact on health, and reductions in violence following an intervention program.
- Authors
Beattie, Tara S H; Bhattacharjee, Parinita; Ramesh, B M; Gurnani, Vandana; Anthony, John; Isac, Shajy; Mohan, H L; Ramakrishnan, Aparajita; Wheeler, Tisha; Bradley, Janet; Blanchard, James F; Moses, Stephen
- Abstract
Violence against female sex workers (FSWs) can impede HIV prevention efforts and contravenes their human rights. We developed a multi-layered violence intervention targeting policy makers, secondary stakeholders (police, lawyers, media), and primary stakeholders (FSWs), as part of wider HIV prevention programming involving >60,000 FSWs in Karnataka state. This study examined if violence against FSWs is associated with reduced condom use and increased STI/HIV risk, and if addressing violence against FSWs within a large-scale HIV prevention program can reduce levels of violence against them.
- Publication
BMC public health, 2010, Vol 10, p476
- ISSN
1471-2458
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1186/1471-2458-10-476