Understanding the Social and Cultural Contexts of Female Sex Workers in Karnataka, India: Implications for Prevention of HIV Infection | Zendy

James Blanchard | Zendy; John O’Neil | Zendy; B M Ramesh | Zendy; Parinita Bhattacharjee | Zendy; Treena Orchard | Zendy; Stephen Moses | Zendy

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Understanding the Social and Cultural Contexts of Female Sex Workers in Karnataka, India: Implications for Prevention of HIV Infection

Author(s) -

James Blanchard,

John O’Neil,

B M Ramesh,

Parinita Bhattacharjee,

Treena Orchard,

Stephen Moses

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

the journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69

H-Index - 252

eISSN - 1537-6613

pISSN - 0022-1899

DOI - 10.1086/425273

Subject(s) - sex workers , sex work , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , sociology , virology , gender studies , environmental health , research methodology , population

The objective of the present study was to compare the sociodemographic characteristics and sex work patterns of women involved in the traditional Devadasi form of sex work with those of women involved in other types of sex work, in the Indian state of Karnataka.

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