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Determinants of consistent condom use among female commercial sex workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo: implications for interventions.
(2008)
Substance use, including injecting drug use, (IOU) has been associated with comparatively low condom usage. This article confirms my
observations at different levels.
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Women, harm reduction and HIV.
(2008)
This study touches on three important barriers to harm reduction with regards to drug use, unprotected sex and the sex trade.
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There is an unavailability of targeted drug treatment centres for women. ...
Correlates of HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and associated high-risk behaviors among male clients of female sex workers in Tijuana, Mexico
(2009)
This study is interesting because it pertains to the behaviour of adult men who have exchanged sex for money, as well as their drug use and
prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STls) and HIV. Male clients are ...
The relationship between HIV/Sexually Transmitted Infection risk and alcohol use during commercial sex episodes: results from the study of female commercial sex workers in the Philippines
(2006)
The results of this study will be particularly important in designing more responsive interventions for alcohol-related behaviour towards better
control of HIV and sexually transmitted infections.
This interesting finding ...
HIV prevention and street-based male sex workers: an evaluation of brief interventions.
(2006)
This study shows that brief interventions to reduce HIV risk were acceptable to male sex workers (MSWs) and are efficacious for reducing
unprotected anal sex during paid sexual encounters. These methods should be developed ...
Prevalence of sexual difficulties among female sex workers and clients attending a sexual health service.
(2007)
This study confirms what has been observed in Kenya; female sex-workers are exposed to psychological and physical torture, particularly at the
level of condom-use negotiation.
The article reports on the abuse of rights ...
Barriers to free antiretroviral treatment access for female sex workers in Chennai, India
(2009)
This article is important because it highlights the level of stigma experienced by women who are involved in sex work and are HIV-positive, thus
experiencing a double stigma. Because of this, the sex workers were said to ...
Assessing acceptability of parents/guardians of adolescents towards introduction of sex and reproductive health education in schools at Kinondoni Municipal in Oar es Salaam city.
(2008)
The article is about whether youth education on condom use is seen by parents/guardians as promoting promiscuity. This conflicts with the
parents'/guardians' desire to protect them from HIV infection.
This study confirms ...
nfection With Trichomonas Vaginalisi Increases the Risk of Hiv-1acquisition
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
We conducted a prospective study among women in Mombasa, Kenya, to determine whether Trichomonas vaginalis infection was associated with an increased risk of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection. At monthly ...