Tailoring combination HIV prevention for female sex workers
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HIV prevention among female sex workers in Africa.
Sex work occurs to meet the demand for sexual services and is a universal phenomenon. In Africa sex work takes many forms and is an important source of income for many women. Yet sex worker reproductive health needs remain largely unmet. The criminalisation of sex work; community and service provider stigma; violence; substance use and limited access to health services and prevention commoditie...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Lancet HIV
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2352-3018
DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3018(18)30136-x