A community empowerment approach to the HIV response among sex workers: Effectiveness, challenges, and considerations for implementation and scale-up

The Lancet

Volumn 385, Issue 9963, 2015, Pages 172-185

  Kerrigan, Deanna ^a   Kennedy, Caitlin E ^a   Morgan Thomas, Ruth ^b   Reza Paul, Sushena ^c   Mwangi, Peninah ^e   Win, Kay Thi ^d   McFall, Allison ^a   Fonner, Virginia A ^a   Butler, Jennifer ^f  

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

^b Global Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP)   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^d Asia Pacific Network of Sex Workers (APNSW)   (Thailand)

^e Bar Hostesses Empowerment and Support Program African Sex Workers Alliance   (Kenya)

^f UN Population Fund   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; CONDOM USE; EMPOWERMENT; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RIGHTS; INCOME; INDIA; INFECTION PREVENTION; LAW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL RESEARCH; META ANALYSIS; OCCUPATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL STIGMA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VIOLENCE; BEHAVIOR; COMMUNITY CARE; CONDOM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HIV INFECTIONS; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TRANSMISSION; UTILIZATION;

COMMUNITY NETWORKS; CONDOMS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROSTITUTION; SEX WORKERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 84920653188     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60973-9     Document Type: Review

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