The Female Sex Work Industry in a District of India in the Context of HIV Prevention
Joint Authors
Buzdugan, Raluca
Jayanna, Krishnamurthy
Moses, Stephen
Blanchard, James F.
Cowan, Frances
Halli, Shiva S.
Scambler, Graham
Raghavendra, T.
Hiremath, Jyoti M.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-12-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
HIV prevalence in India remains high among female sex workers.
This paper presents the main findings of a qualitative study of the modes of operation of female sex work in Belgaum district, Karnataka, India, incorporating fifty interviews with sex workers.
Thirteen sex work settings (distinguished by sex workers' main places of solicitation and sex) are identified.
In addition to previously documented brothel, lodge, street, dhaba (highway restaurant), and highway-based sex workers, under-researched or newly emerging sex worker categories are identified, including phone-based sex workers, parlour girls, and agricultural workers.
Women working in brothels, lodges, dhabas, and on highways describe factors that put them at high HIV risk.
Of these, dhaba and highway-based sex workers are poorly covered by existing interventions.
The paper examines the HIV-related vulnerability factors specific to each sex work setting.
The modes of operation and HIV-vulnerabilities of sex work settings identified in this paper have important implications for the local programme.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Buzdugan, Raluca& Halli, Shiva S.& Hiremath, Jyoti M.& Jayanna, Krishnamurthy& Raghavendra, T.& Moses, Stephen…[et al.]. 2012. The Female Sex Work Industry in a District of India in the Context of HIV Prevention. AIDS Research and Treatment،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Buzdugan, Raluca…[et al.]. The Female Sex Work Industry in a District of India in the Context of HIV Prevention. AIDS Research and Treatment No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Buzdugan, Raluca& Halli, Shiva S.& Hiremath, Jyoti M.& Jayanna, Krishnamurthy& Raghavendra, T.& Moses, Stephen…[et al.]. The Female Sex Work Industry in a District of India in the Context of HIV Prevention. AIDS Research and Treatment. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-466760
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-466760