Introduction: Sexual behavior is a behavior exhibited by individuals to gratify one of their
basic needs, that is the sexual need. Often the way in which sexual behavior is practiced …

Aims: To review the patterns, contexts and impacts of alcohol use associated with
commercial sex reported in the global literature. Methods: We identified peer-reviewed …

Methods: The baseline data were collected between November 2005 through March 2006,
among 897 sexually active women, aged 15-30 yr, for a study investigating the relationship …

ContextSex trafficking of girls and women is widespread across South Asia and is
recognized as both a violent gender-based crime and major human rights violation …

India's HIV epidemic is not yet contained and prevention in populations most at risk (high-
risk groups) needs to be enhanced and expanded. HIV prevalence as measured through …

OBJECTIVES: There are no studies that examine street-based female sex workers'
vulnerability to HIV from both clients and intimate partners. This study documents street …

Economic arguments for acting for health are increasingly important for policymakers, yet to
date there has been no consideration of the likely economic burden of alcohol on the global …

Objective: Despite the rapid spread of India's HIV epidemic through commercial sex and the
large numbers of minor girls trafficked to India for sex work each year, little HIV research has …

Background: The estimated one in three women worldwide victimised by intimate partner
violence (IPV) consistently demonstrate elevated STI/HIV prevalence, with their abusive …

We describe the same-sex partnerships and sexual risk behavior of men attending sexually
transmitted infection (STI) clinics in Mumbai, India. The HIV prevalence among 2,381 men …