The Female Sex Work Industry in a District of India in the Context of HIV Prevention

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dc.contributor.authorBuzdugan, Raluca
dc.contributor.authorHalli, Shiva S.
dc.contributor.authorHiremath, Jyoti M.
dc.contributor.authorJayanna, Krishnamurthy
dc.contributor.authorRaghavendra, T.
dc.contributor.authorMoses, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorBlanchard, James
dc.contributor.authorScambler, Graham
dc.contributor.authorCowan, Frances
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-14T16:24:10Z
dc.date.available2015-05-14T16:24:10Z
dc.date.issued2012-12-30
dc.date.updated2015-03-29T13:30:07Z
dc.description.abstractHIV prevalence in India remains high among female sex workers. This paper presents the main findings of a qualitative study of the modes of operation of female sex work in Belgaum district, Karnataka, India, incorporating fifty interviews with sex workers. Thirteen sex work settings (distinguished by sex workers' main places of solicitation and sex) are identified. In addition to previously documented brothel, lodge, street, dhaba (highway restaurant), and highway-based sex workers, under-researched or newly emerging sex worker categories are identified, including phone-based sex workers, parlour girls, and agricultural workers. Women working in brothels, lodges, dhabas, and on highways describe factors that put them at high HIV risk. Of these, dhaba and highway-based sex workers are poorly covered by existing interventions. The paper examines the HIV-related vulnerability factors specific to each sex work setting. The modes of operation and HIV-vulnerabilities of sex work settings identified in this paper have important implications for the local programme.
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dc.identifier.citationRaluca Buzdugan, Shiva S. Halli, Jyoti M. Hiremath, et al., “The Female Sex Work Industry in a District of India in the Context of HIV Prevention,” AIDS Research and Treatment, vol. 2012, Article ID 371482, 10 pages, 2012. doi:10.1155/2012/371482
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/371482
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/30486
dc.language.rfc3066en
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dc.rights.holderCopyright © 2012 Raluca Buzdugan et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
dc.titleThe Female Sex Work Industry in a District of India in the Context of HIV Prevention
dc.typeJournal Article
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