[HTML][HTML] Associations between sex work laws and sex workers' health: A systematic review and meta-analysis of quantitative and qualitative studies

L Platt, P Grenfell, R Meiksin, J Elmes… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Sex workers are at disproportionate risk of violence and sexual and emotional
ill health, harms that have been linked to the criminalisation of sex work. We synthesised …

An update on the global epidemiology of syphilis

N Kojima, JD Klausner - Current epidemiology reports, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Syphilis continues to cause morbidity and mortality worldwide.
While syphilis infection is easily identifiable and treatable, rates of syphilis infection continue …

Epidemiology of gonorrhoea: a global perspective

RD Kirkcaldy, E Weston, AC Segurado… - Sexual health, 2019 - CSIRO Publishing
Although understanding the local epidemiology of gonorrhoea is critical for local efforts,
understanding the multinational epidemiology may support development of national and …

The forgotten people: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection as a priority for the inclusion health agenda

E Martyn, S Eisen, N Longley, P Harris, J Surey… - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection represents a significant global health threat, accounting for
300 million chronic infections and up to 1 million deaths each year. HBV disproportionately …

Gonorrhoea: a systematic review of prevalence reporting globally

J Whelan, V Abbing-Karahagopian, L Serino… - BMC infectious …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends periodic
gonorrhoea prevalence assessments in the general population or proxies thereof (including …

The epidemiology of sexually transmitted infections in the UK: impact of behavior, services and interventions

G Hughes, N Field - Future microbiology, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a major public health concern. The UK has some
of the most advanced STI surveillance systems globally. This article uses national …

The effect of systemic racism and homophobia on police enforcement and sexual and emotional violence among sex workers in East London: Findings from a cohort …

L Platt, R Bowen, P Grenfell, R Stuart, MD Sarker… - Journal of urban …, 2022 - Springer
There is extensive qualitative evidence of violence and enforcement impacting sex workers
who are ethnically or racially minoritized, and gender or sexual minority sex workers, but …

Policing and public health interventions into sex workers' lives: necropolitical assemblages and alternative visions of social justice

P Grenfell, R Stuart, J Eastham, A Gallagher… - Critical public …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
While extensive literature documents how criminalisation harms sex workers' health and
rights, limited research has critically examined how interactions between criminal-justice …

Structural determinants of HIV/STI prevalence, HIV/STI/sexual and reproductive health access, and condom use among immigrant sex workers globally

B McBride, K Shannon, SA Strathdee, SM Goldenberg - Aids, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Given stark health inequities among precarious and criminalized workers, we
aimed to apply a structural determinants framework to systematically review evidence on …

How Covid-19 affects prostitution markets in the Netherlands and Belgium: dynamics and vulnerabilities under a lockdown

A Azam, S Adriaenssens, J Hendrickx - European Societies, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
We document how prostitution markets reacted to the Covid-19 induced lockdown mid-
March 2020, based on unique data for the Netherlands and Belgium. Anecdotal evidence …