Prevalence and Correlates of Client-Perpetrated Abuse Among Female Sex Workers in Two Mexico-U.S. Border Cities

Violence Against Women

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 427-445

  Ulibarri, Monica D ^a   Strathdee, Steffanie A ^a   Lozada, Remedios ^b   Magis Rodriguez, Carlos ^c   Amaro, Hortensia ^d   O'Campo, Patricia ^e   Patterson, Thomas L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Pro COMUSIDA   (Mexico)

^c Mexico Ministry of Health   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

client perpetrated abuse; female sex workers; Hispanic women; HIV risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CITY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MEXICO; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PROSTITUTION; SEX WORKER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CITIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; PROSTITUTION; SEX WORKERS; SPOUSE ABUSE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899437466     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801214528582     Document Type: Article

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