Patriarchy and Gender-Based Violence: Experiences of Female Sex Workers in India
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History of sex trafficking, recent experiences of violence, and HIV vulnerability among female sex workers in coastal Andhra Pradesh, India.
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Social Work
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2332-7278
DOI: 10.5296/ijsw.v1i1.5011