Burden of HIV among female sex workers in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Baral, C Beyrer, K Muessig, T Poteat… - The Lancet infectious …, 2012 - thelancet.com
Background Female sex workers are a population who are at heightened risk of HIV
infection secondary to biological, behavioural, and structural risk factors. However, three …

Socio-demographic characteristics and behavioral risk factors of female sex workers in sub-saharan Africa: a systematic review

F Scorgie, MF Chersich, I Ntaganira, A Gerbase… - AIDS and Behavior, 2012 - Springer
Sex work remains an important contributor to HIV transmission within early, advanced and
regressing epidemics in sub-Saharan Africa, but its social and behavioral underpinnings …

[图书][B] Preventing disease through healthy environments: a global assessment of the burden of disease from environmental risks

A Prüss-Üstün, J Wolf, C Corvalán, R Bos, M Neira - 2016 - books.google.com
This study provides an approximate estimate of how much disease can be prevented by
reducing the environmental risks to health. It includes a meta-synthesis of key evidence …

[PDF][PDF] Preventing disease through a healthier and safer workplace

J Wolf, A Prüss-Ustün, I Ivanov, S Mugdal, C Corvalán… - 2018 - apps.who.int
This assessment is a comprehensive report combining: a) the key evidence linking diseases
and injuries to occupational risks; b) a quantitative assessment of the disease burden …

HIV testing in community settings in resource‐rich countries: a systematic review of the evidence

AC Thornton, V Delpech, MM Kall, A Nardone - HIV medicine, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Community HIV testing represents an opportunity for diagnosing HIV infection
among individuals who may not have contact with health services, especially in hard‐to …

Systematic review examining differences in HIV, sexually transmitted infections and health-related harms between migrant and non-migrant female sex workers

L Platt, P Grenfell, A Fletcher, A Sorhaindo… - Sexually transmitted …, 2013 - sti.bmj.com
Objectives To assess the evidence of differences in the risk of HIV, sexually transmitted
infections (STI) and health-related behaviours between migrant and non-migrant female sex …

Engagement with HIV prevention treatment and care among female sex workers in Zimbabwe: a respondent driven sampling survey

FM Cowan, S Mtetwa, C Davey, E Fearon, J Dirawo… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Objective (S) To determine the HIV prevalence and extent of engagement with HIV
prevention and care among a representative sample of Zimbabwean sex workers working in …

[HTML][HTML] Cervical HPV infection in female sex workers: a global perspective

M Soohoo, M Blas, G Byraiah, C Carcamo… - The open AIDS …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods: We conducted a review of the literature by searching PUBMED using the terms
“prostitution” or “female sex workers”,“human papillomavirus” or “HPV”, and “prevalence” or …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology of Treponema pallidum, Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Trichomonas vaginalis, and herpes simplex virus type 2 among female …

H Chemaitelly, HA Weiss, A Smolak, E Majed… - Journal of global …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The epidemiology of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and the role of
commercial heterosexual sex networks in driving STI transmission in the Middle East and …

Barriers to HIV and sexual and reproductive health care for female sex workers in Tete, Mozambique: results from a cross-sectional survey and focus group …

Y Lafort, F Lessitala, B Candrinho, L Greener… - BMC Public Health, 2016 - Springer
Background In the context of an operational research project in Tete, Mozambique, use of,
and barriers to, HIV and sexual and reproductive health (HIV/SRH) commodities and …