Relationship between mobility, violence and HIV/STI among female sex workers in Andhra Pradesh, India
| Autor: | Deepika Ganju, Ram Manohar Mishra, Bidhubhusan Mahapatra, Niranjan Saggurti, Sowmya Ramesh |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Risky behaviour Population Sexually Transmitted Diseases Poison control India Violence Unsafe Sex Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Environmental health HIV Seropositivity Confidence Intervals Odds Ratio Medicine Humans education Sex work Mobility education.field_of_study Travel Sex Workers business.industry lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health virus diseases HIV lcsh:RA1-1270 Odds ratio medicine.disease Physical abuse Cross-Sectional Studies Domestic violence Female business Research Article |
| Zdroj: | BMC Public Health, Vol 12, Iss 1, p 764 (2012) BMC Public Health |
| ISSN: | 1471-2458 |
| Popis: | Background Violence and mobility have been identified as critical factors contributing to the spread of HIV worldwide. This study aimed to assess the independent and combined associations of mobility and violence with sexual risk behaviors and HIV, STI prevalence among female sex workers (FSWs) in India. Methods Data were drawn from a cross-sectional, bio-behavioral survey conducted among 2042 FSWs across five districts of southern India in 2005–06. Regression models were used to estimate odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for sexual risk behaviors and HIV infection based on experience of violence and mobility after adjusting for socio-demographic and sex work related characteristics. Results One-fifth of FSWs (19%) reported experiencing violence; 68% reported travelling outside their current place of residence at least once in the past year and practicing sex work during their visit. Mobile FSWs were more likely to report violence compared to their counterparts (23% vs. 10%, p Conclusions The findings indicate that mobility and violence were independently associated with HIV infection. Notably, the combined effect of mobility and violence posed greater HIV risk than their independent effect. These results point to the need for the provision of an enabling environment and safe spaces for FSWs who are mobile, to augment existing efforts to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS. |
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