Sexual violence against female sex workers in the Gambia: A cross-sectional examination of the associations between victimization and reproductive, sexual and mental health

BMC Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Sherwood, Jennifer A ^a   Grosso, Ashley ^a   Decker, Michele R ^a   Peitzmeier, Sarah ^a   Papworth, Erin ^a   Diouf, Daouda ^b   Drame, Fatou Maria ^c   Ceesay, Nuha ^d   Baral, Stefan ^a  

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

^b ENDA SANTÉ   (Senegal)

^c UNIVERSITÉ GASTON BERGER   (Senegal)

^d Lilunga House   (Swaziland)

Author keywords

Female sex workers; Forced sex; HIV STIs; Reproductive health; The Gambia; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CRIME VICTIM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GAMBIA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL CRIME; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNWANTED PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CRIME VICTIMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GAMBIA; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNWANTED; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEX OFFENSES; SEX WORKERS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925853103     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-1583-y     Document Type: Article

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