Declines in violence and police arrest among female sex workers in Karnataka state, south India, following a comprehensive HIV prevention programme

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Female sex workers (FSWs) frequently experience violence, harassment and arrest by the police or their clients, but there is little evidence as to the impact that such factors may have on HIV risk or whether community interventions could mitigate this impact.

HIV prevention for young South African women: Lessons from Swa-Koteka - Audrey Pettifor

In this webinar Audrey Pettifor presents results from a cash transfer study in rural South Africa.

Victim, agent or lover? Clarifying the meaning of transactional sex for HIV prevention in sub-Saharan Africa

This presentation seeks to clarify the meaning of transactional sex for HIV prevention.

Rates of HIV among young women (15-24) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are disproportionately high. Young women have HIV rates two times that of young men and account for 31% of new infections in SSA. ‘Transactional sex’ (TS) is seen as an important infection risk – but what does the term mean? There is ongoing confusion and disagreement about the definition and determinants of TS.

Can the UNAIDS Modes of Transmission model be improved?: a comparison of the original and revised model projections using data from a setting in west Africa

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Using input data from Nigeria, this paper compares projections from the UNAIDS Modes of Transmission (MoT) model with those from a revised model that incorporates additional heterogeneity.

Is scale-up of community mobilisation among sex workers really possible in complex urban environments? The case of Mumbai, India

, ; Is scale-up of community mobilisation among sex workers really possible in complex urban environments?

This article questions whether the scale-up of community mobilisation among sex workers is really possible in Mumbai.

Masculinities, gender norms and intimate partner violence affecting female sex workers

A brief about a qualitative inquiry with female sex workers and their non-paying intimate partners

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Explaining KHPT's intervention study to reduce violence against female sex workers by their lovers and husbands.

Is fish-for-sex a special case? Local value chains and HIV risk - Kevin Deane

Kevin Deane discusses the gendered structure of value chains, which can create a situation in which sex occurs under varying degrees of economic and gendered coercion.

Is early sexual debut a risk factor for HIV infection?

, ; Is early sexual debut a risk factor for HIV infection among women in sub-Saharan Africa? A systematic review

A systematic review summarises published evidence on the association between early sexual debut and women’s risk of HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa.

Early sexual debut may increase women’s risk of HIV infection in four different ways. Women who started sex early:

Community mobilisation and empowerment of female sex workers in Karnataka State, South India

, ; Community mobilisation and empowerment of female sex workers in Karnataka State, South India

A series of behavioural-biological surveys in 2008 and 2011 in four districts of Karnataka found that mobilising female sex workers is central to effective HIV prevention programming

Defining community mobilisation exposure as low, medium or high, the study revealed female sex workers with high exposure to community mobilisation are:

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