Estimating the Impact of Reducing Violence Against Female Sex Workers on HIV Epidemics in Kenya and Ukraine: A Policy Modeling Exercise

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 69, Issue SUPPL.1, 2013, Pages 122-132

  Decker, Michele R ^a   Wirtz, Andrea L ^a,b   Pretorius, Carel ^c   Sherman, Susan G ^a   Sweat, Michael D ^d   Baral, Stefan D ^a   Beyrer, Chris ^a   Kerrigan, Deanna L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^c AVENIR HEALTH   (United States)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Female sex workers; HIV; Kenya; Ukraine; Violence

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INCIDENCE; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; UKRAINE; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KENYA; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POLICY MAKING; SEX OFFENSES; SEX WORKERS; UKRAINE;

EID: 84873442601     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aji.12063     Document Type: Article

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