Empowering sex workers in India to reduce vulnerability to HIV and sexually transmitted diseases

2009/08/29 by Dallas Swendeman, Ishika Basu, Sankari Das +3 · 9 citations
Health Professions · Social Sciences · #Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health #Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare #Sex work and related issues

paper · doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.07.035

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Citations

• The limits of behaviour change theory: Condom use and contexts of HIV risk in the Kolkata sex industry
• Resources, Agency, Achievements: Reflections on the Measurement of Women's Empowerment

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• Predictors of inconsistent condom use among female sex workers: A Community-based study in a red-light area of Kolkata, India
• Consistent Condom Use by Female Sex Workers in Kolkata, India: Testing Theories of Economic Insecurity, Behavior Change, Life Course Vulnerability and Empowerment
• Successful integration of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis into a community-based HIV prevention program for female sex workers in Kolkata, India
• Addressing vulnerabilities of female sex workers in an HIV prevention intervention in Mumbai and Thane: experiences from the Aastha project
• How effective is community mobilisation in HIV prevention among highly diverse sex workers in urban settings? The Aastha intervention experience in Mumbai and Thane districts, India
• The Role of Brothels in Reducing HIV Risk in Sonagachi, India
• Evaluation of Empowerment in Health Promotion Interventions: A Systematic Review
• Sonagachi [wikipedia]