Violence against female sex workers in Cameroon: Accounts of violence, harm reduction, and potential solutions

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 68, Issue , 2015, Pages S241-S247

  Lim, Sahnah ^a   Peitzmeier, Sarah ^a   Cange, Charles ^a   Papworth, Erin ^a   LeBreton, Matthew ^b   Tamoufe, Ubald ^b   Kamla, Aristide ^b   Billong, Serge ^c   Fokam, Pamella ^d   Njindam, Iliassou ^a   Decker, Michele R ^a   Sherman, Susan G ^a   Baral, Stefan ^a  

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

^b Global Viral Forecasting   (Cameroon)

^c Lab de Sante Hygiéne Mobile   (Cameroon)

^d Cameroon Medical Women's Association   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

AIDS; Cameroon; Female sex workers; HIV; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CONDOM USE; FEMALE; FEMALE SEX WORKER; HARM REDUCTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL VIOLENCE; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; RAPE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL VIOLENCE; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL WORK; SUPPORT GROUP; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT; COPING BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS;

ADULT; CAMEROON; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; POLICE; RAPE; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SEX WORKERS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84924498468     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000440     Document Type: Article

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