Effectiveness of Culturally Appropriate Initiative on Drug-Related Harm Reduction for Sex Workers on the Thai/Malaysian Border

• Published in: Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand Vol. 98 Suppl 6; p. S64
• Main Authors: Nunun, Worapol, Kanato, Manop
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Thailand 01.07.2015
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Cultural Competency; Female; Harm Reduction; Humans; Malaysia - epidemiology; Motivation; Risk-Taking; Sex Workers - psychology; Substance-Related Disorders - ethnology; Substance-Related Disorders - psychology; Substance-Related Disorders - therapy; Thailand - epidemiology; Young Adult; Thailand; Malaysia

Drug use can harm to sex workers. Abstinence intervention, however, may not be appropriate since drug use fosters their career performance. The objective was to develop the culturally appropriate model for sex workers participation on drug demand reduction at the Thailand/Malaysian border This study...