The impact of an alcohol harm reduction intervention on interpersonal violence and engagement in sex work among female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya: Results from a randomized controlled trial

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 161, Issue , 2016, Pages 21-28

  Parcesepe, Angela M ^a,f   L'Engle, Kelly L ^b,c   Martin, Sandra L ^a   Green, Sherri ^a   Sinkele, William ^d   Suchindran, Chirayath ^a   Speizer, Ilene S ^a   Mwarogo, Peter ^b   Kingola, Nzioki ^e  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

^d Support for Addiction Prevention and Treatment in Africa (SAPTA)   (Kenya)

^e International Centre for Reproductive Health Kenya   (Kenya)

^f NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol harm reduction; HIV; Sex work; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BINGE DRINKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KENYAN; PHYSICAL VIOLENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); THEFT; TRANSACTIONAL SEX; VERBAL HOSTILITY; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS; KENYA; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX WORKER; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE; KENYA; SEX WORK; SEX WORKERS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84957895214     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.12.037     Document Type: Article

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