Diversity among clients of female sex workers in India: comparing risk profiles and intervention impact by site of solicitation. implications for the vulnerability of less visible female sex workers

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 8; no. 9; p. e73470
• Main Authors: Suryawanshi, Dipak, Bhatnagar, Tarun, Deshpande, Sucheta, Zhou, Weiwei, Singh, Pankaj, Collumbien, Martine
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 02.09.2013; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Adult; AIDS; Anal intercourse; Anal sex; Bisexuality; Clients; Condoms; Condoms - statistics & numerical data; Demography; Disease hot spots; Disease prevention; Disease transmission; Exposure; Female; Females; Health aspects; Health Promotion - methods; Health Promotion - statistics & numerical data; HIV; Homeless people; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Hygiene; India; Infections; Intervention; Male; Medical research; Men; Mens health; Messages; Networking; Occupational exposure; Population; Prostitutes; Prostitutes' customers; Prostitution; Public health; Risk; Risk analysis; Risk assessment; Sex; Sex industry; Sex oriented businesses; Sex Work - statistics & numerical data; Sex workers; Sex Workers - statistics & numerical data; Sexual behavior; Sexual Behavior - statistics & numerical data; Sexual intercourse; Sexual Partners; Sexually transmitted diseases; Sexually Transmitted Diseases - prevention & control; Social aspects; Social sciences; STD; Studies; Vulnerability; Workers; India; Mumbai India

It seems generally accepted that targeted interventions in India have been successful in raising condom use between female sex workers (FSWs) and their clients. Data from clients of FSWs have been under-utilised to analyse the risk environments and vulnerability of both partners. The 2009 Integrated...