Violence in contract work among female sex workers in Andhra Pradesh, India

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 204, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2011, Pages

  George, Annie ^a   Sabarwal, Shagun ^a   Martin, P ^a  

^a International Center for Research on Women (ICRW)   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRACT; CONTRACT WORKER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDIA; JOB ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL VIOLENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; SEX TRAFFICKING; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL VIOLENCE; VICTIM; VIOLENCE; VULNERABLE POPULATION; WORKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; PROSTITUTION; SEX WORKERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80755187735     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jir542     Document Type: Article

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