Alcohol use and associated risk factors among female sex workers in low-and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

A Beksinska, O Karlsen, M Gafos… - PLOS global public …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Due to its widespread use in the sex work industry, female sex workers (FSWs) in low-and
middle-income countries (LMICs) are at high risk of harmful alcohol use and associated …

Human rights and HIV: rhetoric or determinants?

K Hinman, JJ Amon - BMJ Global Health, 2023 - gh.bmj.com
International donors and UN agencies emphasise the importance of human rights as a key
determinant of HIV vulnerability and of access, uptake and retention in HIV prevention and …

Project Shikamana: community empowerment-based combination HIV prevention significantly impacts HIV incidence and care continuum outcomes among female …

D Kerrigan, J Mbwambo, S Likindikoki… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To determine the impact of a community empowerment model of combination HIV
prevention (Project Shikamana) among female sex workers (FSW) in Iringa, Tanzania …

Mobility for sex work and recent experiences of gender-based violence among female sex workers in Iringa, Tanzania: A longitudinal analysis

ZM Hendrickson, AM Leddy, N Galai, SW Beckham… - PLoS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Female sex workers are highly mobile, which may influence their risk of experiencing
physical and sexual violence. However, there remains a paucity of research, particularly …

Development of the experiences of sex work stigma scale using item response theory: implications for research on the social determinants of HIV

D Kerrigan, TS Karver, C Barrington, W Davis… - AIDS and Behavior, 2021 - Springer
While HIV stigma has received significant attention, limited work has been conducted on the
measurement of intersecting stigmas. We developed the Experiences of Sex Work Stigma …

Mindfulness, mental health and HIV outcomes among female sex workers in the Dominican Republic and Tanzania

D Kerrigan, TS Karver, C Barrington, Y Donastorg… - AIDS and Behavior, 2021 - Springer
We examined the relationship between mindfulness, mental health and HIV outcomes
among female sex workers (FSW) from the Dominican Republic (DR)(n= 201) and Tanzania …

Assessing and addressing social determinants of HIV among female sex workers in the Dominican Republic and Tanzania through community empowerment-based …

D Kerrigan, Y Donastorg, C Barrington, M Perez… - Current HIV/AIDS …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review This review describes social determinants of HIV in two
geographic and epidemic settings, the Dominican Republic (DR) and Tanzania, among …

Comparing typologies of violence exposure and associations with syndemic health outcomes among cisgender and transgender female sex workers living with HIV in …

BJ Maclin, Y Wang, C Rodriguez-Diaz, Y Donastorg… - PLoS one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Violence against women research largely excludes transgender women's experiences and
violence from perpetrators other than intimate partners. This study compares patterns of …

Essential elements of a community empowerment approach to HIV prevention among female sex workers engaged in project Shikamana in Iringa, Tanzania

AM Leddy, A Mantsios, W Davis… - Culture, health & …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Globally, female sex workers bear a disproportionate burden of HIV, with those in sub-
Saharan Africa being among the most affected. Community empowerment approaches have …

Unmet need for family planning and experience of unintended pregnancy among female sex workers in urban Cameroon: results from a national cross-sectional study

AL Bowring, S Schwartz, C Lyons, A Rao… - … Health: Science and …, 2020 - ghspjournal.org
ABSTRACT Background: Female sex workers (FSWs) in Cameroon commonly have unmet
need for contraception posing a high risk of unintended pregnancy. Unintended pregnancy …