We reviewed evidence from more than 800 studies and reports on the burden and HIV
implications of human rights violations against sex workers. Published research documents …

Researchers have shown that stigma is a fundamental determinant of behavior, well-being,
and health for many marginalized groups, but sex workers are notably absent from their …

There is a notable shift toward more repression and criminalization in sex work policies, in
Europe and elsewhere. So-called neo-abolitionism reduces sex work to trafficking, with …

Abstract In Vancouver, Canada, there has been a continuous shift in the policing of sex work
away from arresting sex workers, which led to the implementation of a policing strategy that …

Inequities in accessing health care persist among sex workers. The purpose of the review is
to understand the health-seeking behaviours of sex workers and their access to health care …

Objectives To explore how criminalisation and policing of sex buyers (clients) rather than
sex workers shapes sex workers' working conditions and sexual transactions including risk …

Aims Sex workers may experience stigma both related to their occupation as well as to
mental health issues that they face. There is limited research on the lived experience of sex …

This volume presents an integrated epidemiologic, social, and economic analysis of the
global epidemics of HIV among sex workers in low-and middle-income countries. The book …

Discourse on sex work is replete with narratives of risk and danger, predominantly focused
on violence and disease. However, the risks instigated by police, maintained by the criminal …

Purpose We aimed to characterize the antiretroviral therapy (ART) cascade among female
sex workers (FSWs) globally. Methods We systematically searched PubMed, Embase and …