female commercial sex workers

HIV prevention

In this study in Pakistan 3350 male and transgender sex workers were surveyed, of which 2694 were included in the study. The average age of respondents was 24.1 years (SD 6.3), and the average duration of sex work was 7.5 years (SD 5.9). Respondents averaged 30.9 (SD 2.7) paid receptive anal sex acts in the month prior to their interview, while 21.5% reported using a condom during their last occurrence of paid anal sex. Of those surveyed, HIV prevalence was 5.4 per 1000; notably, no HIV-positive respondents reported any injection drug use. Article in AIDS Clinic Res S1:002. Purpose: This study examined the social

Thailand

This research identifies factors that distinguish rural women who have migrated to Bangkok for the purpose of enhancing their economic wellbeing by engaging in the sex industry and those who have stayed in their rural communities and are not engaged in the sex industry. The research used primary data collected through interviews in the red light districts of Bangkok and Pattaya and in villages in rural provinces in Thailand. A total of 100 respondents provided information for the study: 55 percent from the red light districts and the remainder from the provinces. This powerful research is proof that with the

Evaluation of a targeted HIV prevention programme among female commercial sex workers in the south of Thailand

An article in Sex Transm Inf 1998; 74: 54-58. Objective: To evaluate a targeted HIV prevention programme among female commercial sex workers (CSWs) in the south of Thailand. Subjects and methods: A pretest-post-test comparison group study was carried out in Sungai Kolok and Betong between June and December 1994. In June 408 CSWs were entered in Sungai Kolok (the intervention area) and 343 CSWs were enrolled in Betong (the comparison area). In December 1994, 416 women were enrolled in Sungai Kolok and 342 in Betong. Of these women 37% (n=283) also participated in the June survey. All women completed an

HIV prevention

Thailand

Evaluation of a targeted HIV prevention programme among female commercial sex workers in the south of Thailand

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