Reducing stigma in healthcare and law enforcement: A novel approach to service provision for street level sex workers

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Bodkin, Kate ^a,b   Delahunty Pike, Alannah ^a   O'Shea, Tim ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Addiction; Harm reduction; Sex worker health; Women's health

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICES; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; POLICE FORCE; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SERVICE PROVISION; WOMENS HEALTH;

ABSCESS; ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; GENDER; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PHYSICIAN; POLICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; PSYCHOSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAFETY; SELF ESTEEM; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEXUAL ABUSE; STIGMA; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VULNERABLE POPULATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; SEX WORKER; SOCIAL STIGMA; YOUNG ADULT;

CANADA; ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; ONTARIO [CANADA]; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEX WORKERS; SOCIAL STIGMA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928008317     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12939-015-0156-0     Document Type: Article

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