Sex workers. Medical search

People who engage in occupational sexual behavior in exchange for economic rewards or other extrinsic considerations.

The practice of indulging in sexual relations for money.

A sheath that is worn over the penis during sexual behavior in order to prevent pregnancy or spread of sexually transmitted disease.

Diseases due to or propagated by sexual contact.

Sexual behaviors which are high-risk for contracting SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES or for producing PREGNANCY.

Sexual behavior that prevents or reduces the spread of SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES or PREGNANCY.

Includes the spectrum of human immunodeficiency virus infections that range from asymptomatic seropositivity, thru AIDS-related complex (ARC), to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

Sexual activities of humans.

Married or single individuals who share sexual relations.

The exposure to potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological agents that occurs as a result of one's occupation.

Diseases caused by factors involved in one's employment.

Maleness or femaleness as a constituent element or influence contributing to the production of a result. It may be applicable to the cause or effect of a circumstance. It is used with human or animal concepts but should be differentiated from SEX CHARACTERISTICS, anatomical or physiological manifestations of sex, and from SEX DISTRIBUTION, the number of males and females in given circumstances.

Undertaking a task involving a challenge for achievement or a desirable goal in which there is a lack of certainty or a fear of failure. It may also include the exhibiting of certain behaviors whose outcomes may present a risk to the individual or to those associated with him or her.

Those characteristics that distinguish one SEX from the other. The primary sex characteristics are the OVARIES and TESTES and their related hormones. Secondary sex characteristics are those which are masculine or feminine but not directly related to reproduction.

The process of negotiation between representatives of an employee organization, association or union, and representatives of the employer.

A soft, loose-fitting polyurethane sheath, closed at one end, with flexible rings at both ends. The device is inserted into the vagina by compressing the inner ring and pushing it in. Properly positioned, the ring at the closed end covers the cervix, and the sheath lines the walls of the vagina. The outer ring remains outside the vagina, covering the labia. (Med Lett Drugs Ther 1993 Dec 24;35(12):123)

The total number of cases of a given disease in a specified population at a designated time. It is differentiated from INCIDENCE, which refers to the number of new cases in the population at a given time.

Disorder characterized by recurrent, intense sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors involving cross-dressing in a heterosexual male. The fantasies, urges, or behaviors cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational or other areas of functioning. (from APA, DSM-IV, 1994)

Viral diseases which are transmitted or propagated by sexual conduct.

A contagious venereal disease caused by the spirochete TREPONEMA PALLIDUM.

A republic in eastern Africa, south of ETHIOPIA, west of SOMALIA with TANZANIA to its south, and coastline on the Indian Ocean. Its capital is Nairobi.

Studies in which the presence or absence of disease or other health-related variables are determined in each member of the study population or in a representative sample at one particular time. This contrasts with LONGITUDINAL STUDIES which are followed over a period of time.

Administration and functional structures for the purpose of collectively systematizing activities for a particular goal.

Insurance coverage providing compensation and medical benefits to individuals because of work-connected injuries or disease.

Knowledge, attitudes, and associated behaviors which pertain to health-related topics such as PATHOLOGIC PROCESSES or diseases, their prevention, and treatment. This term refers to non-health workers and health workers (HEALTH PERSONNEL).

Severe gender dysphoria, coupled with a persistent desire for the physical characteristics and social roles that connote the opposite biological sex. (APA, DSM-IV, 1994)

People who frequently change their place of residence.

A country spanning from central Asia to the Pacific Ocean.

Sexual attraction or relationship between males.

Acute infectious disease characterized by primary invasion of the urogenital tract. The etiologic agent, NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE, was isolated by Neisser in 1879.

An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, or inborn or inherited characteristic, which, on the basis of epidemiologic evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent.

The totality of characteristics of reproductive structure, functions, PHENOTYPE, and GENOTYPE, differentiating the MALE from the FEMALE organism.

The process of bargaining in order to arrive at an agreement or compromise on a matter of importance to the parties involved. It also applies to the hearing and determination of a case by a third party chosen by the parties in controversy, as well as the interposing of a third party to reconcile the parties in controversy.

Individual or group aggressive behavior which is socially non-acceptable, turbulent, and often destructive. It is precipitated by frustrations, hostility, prejudices, etc.

A republic in western Africa, south of NIGER and between TOGO and NIGERIA. Its capital is Porto-Novo. It was formerly called Dahomey. In the 17th century it was a kingdom in the southern area of Africa. Coastal footholds were established by the French who deposed the ruler by 1892. It was made a French colony in 1894 and gained independence in 1960. Benin comes from the name of the indigenous inhabitants, the Bini, now more closely linked with southern Nigeria (Benin City, a town there). Bini may be related to the Arabic bani, sons. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p136, 310 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p60)

One of the Indian Ocean Islands off the southeast coast of Africa. Its capital is Antananarivo. It was formerly called the Malagasy Republic. Discovered by the Portuguese in 1500, its history has been tied predominantly to the French, becoming a French protectorate in 1882, a French colony in 1896, and a territory within the French union in 1946. The Malagasy Republic was established in the French Community in 1958 but it achieved independence in 1960. Its name was changed to Madagascar in 1975. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p714)

Persons having a sense of persistent identification with, and expression of, gender-coded behaviors not typically associated with one's anatomical sex at birth, and with or without a desire to undergo SEX REASSIGNMENT PROCEDURES.

Diseases in persons engaged in cultivating and tilling soil, growing plants, harvesting crops, raising livestock, or otherwise engaged in husbandry and farming. The diseases are not restricted to farmers in the sense of those who perform conventional farm chores: the heading applies also to those engaged in the individual activities named above, as in those only gathering harvest or in those only dusting crops.

Deliberate maltreatment of groups of humans beings including violations of generally-accepted fundamental rights as stated by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted and proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly resolution 217 A (III) of 10 December 1948.

The promotion and maintenance of physical and mental health in the work environment.

Air pollutants found in the work area. They are usually produced by the specific nature of the occupation.

Predetermined sets of questions used to collect data - clinical data, social status, occupational group, etc. The term is often applied to a self-completed survey instrument.

Abuse, overuse, or misuse of a substance by its injection into a vein.

Any enterprise centered on the processing, assembly, production, or marketing of a line of products, services, commodities, or merchandise, in a particular field often named after its principal product. Examples include the automobile, fishing, music, publishing, insurance, and textile industries.

A republic in western Africa, south of MALI and BURKINA FASO, bordered by GHANA on the east. Its administrative capital is Abidjan and Yamoussoukro has been the official capital since 1983. The country was formerly called Ivory Coast.

The science, art, or technology dealing with processes involved in the separation of metals from their ores, the technique of making or compounding the alloys, the techniques of working or heat-treating metals, and the mining of metals. It includes industrial metallurgy as well as metallurgical techniques employed in the preparation and working of metals used in dentistry, with special reference to orthodontic and prosthodontic appliances. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p494)

Women who are engaged in gainful activities usually outside the home.

The aggregate enterprise of manufacturing and technically producing chemicals. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)

Conversations with an individual or individuals held in order to obtain information about their background and other personal biographical data, their attitudes and opinions, etc. It includes school admission or job interviews.

Bacterial diseases transmitted or propagated by sexual conduct.

A republic in the Greater Antilles in the West Indies. Its capital is Santo Domingo. With Haiti, it forms the island of Hispaniola - the Dominican Republic occupying the eastern two thirds, and Haiti, the western third. It was created in 1844 after a revolt against the rule of President Boyer over the entire island of Hispaniola, itself visited by Columbus in 1492 and settled the next year. Except for a brief period of annexation to Spain (1861-65), it has been independent, though closely associated with the United States. Its name comes from the Spanish Santo Domingo, Holy Sunday, with reference to its discovery on a Sunday. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p338, 506 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p151)

The exertion of a strong influence or control over others in a variety of settings--administrative, social, academic, etc.

Encouraging consumer behaviors most likely to optimize health potentials (physical and psychosocial) through health information, preventive programs, and access to medical care.

Social and economic factors that characterize the individual or group within the social structure.

The application of methods designed to reduce the risk of harm associated with certain behaviors without reduction in frequency of those behaviors. The risk-associated behaviors include ongoing and active addictive behaviors.

Place or physical location of work or employment.

Infections with bacteria of the genus CHLAMYDIA.

The homologous chromosomes that are dissimilar in the heterogametic sex. There are the X CHROMOSOME, the Y CHROMOSOME, and the W, Z chromosomes (in animals in which the female is the heterogametic sex (the silkworm moth Bombyx mori, for example)). In such cases the W chromosome is the female-determining and the male is ZZ. (From King & Stansfield, A Dictionary of Genetics, 4th ed)

Development of neutralizing antibodies in individuals who have been exposed to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV/HTLV-III/LAV).

Any violation of established legal or moral codes in respect to sexual behavior.

Men and women working in the provision of health services, whether as individual practitioners or employees of health institutions and programs, whether or not professionally trained, and whether or not subject to public regulation. (From A Discursive Dictionary of Health Care, 1976)

Earth or other matter in fine, dry particles. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)

Groups of persons whose range of options is severely limited, who are frequently subjected to COERCION in their DECISION MAKING, or who may be compromised in their ability to give INFORMED CONSENT.

Phenomenon of workers' usually exhibiting overall death rates lower than those of the general population due to the fact that the severely ill and disabled are ordinarily excluded from employment.

Education that increases the awareness and favorably influences the attitudes and knowledge relating to the improvement of health on a personal or community basis.

Programs in which participation is not required.

Human immunodeficiency virus. A non-taxonomic and historical term referring to any of two species, specifically HIV-1 and/or HIV-2. Prior to 1986, this was called human T-lymphotropic virus type III/lymphadenopathy-associated virus (HTLV-III/LAV). From 1986-1990, it was an official species called HIV. Since 1991, HIV was no longer considered an official species name; the two species were designated HIV-1 and HIV-2.

Statistical models which describe the relationship between a qualitative dependent variable (that is, one which can take only certain discrete values, such as the presence or absence of a disease) and an independent variable. A common application is in epidemiology for estimating an individual's risk (probability of a disease) as a function of a given risk factor.

The inhabitants of a city or town, including metropolitan areas and suburban areas.

The mechanisms by which the SEX of an individual's GONADS are fixed.

Studies designed to assess the efficacy of programs. They may include the evaluation of cost-effectiveness, the extent to which objectives are met, or impact.

The aggregate business enterprise of manufacturing textiles. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)

Unforeseen occurrences, especially injuries in the course of work-related activities.

The washing of the VAGINA cavity or surface with a solution. Agents or drugs can be added to the irrigation solution.

Agents of the law charged with the responsibility of maintaining and enforcing law and order among the citizenry.

Any type of research that employs nonnumeric information to explore individual or group characteristics, producing findings not arrived at by statistical procedures or other quantitative means. (Qualitative Inquiry: A Dictionary of Terms Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1997)

Infections in birds and mammals produced by various species of Trichomonas.

Crafts, trades, professions, or other means of earning a living.

Studies in which subsets of a defined population are identified. These groups may or may not be exposed to factors hypothesized to influence the probability of the occurrence of a particular disease or other outcome. Cohorts are defined populations which, as a whole, are followed in an attempt to determine distinguishing subgroup characteristics.

Nonionic surfactant mixtures varying in the number of repeating ethoxy (oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) groups. They are used as detergents, emulsifiers, wetting agents, defoaming agents, etc. Nonoxynol-9, the compound with 9 repeating ethoxy groups, is a spermatocide, formulated primarily as a component of vaginal foams and creams.

Disorders related to substance abuse.

A republic stretching from the Indian Ocean east to New Guinea, comprising six main islands: Java, Sumatra, Bali, Kalimantan (the Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo), Sulawesi (formerly known as the Celebes) and Irian Jaya (the western part of New Guinea). Its capital is Djakarta. The ethnic groups living there are largely Chinese, Arab, Eurasian, Indian, and Pakistani; 85% of the peoples are of the Islamic faith.

Immunologic tests for identification of HIV (HTLV-III/LAV) antibodies. They include assays for HIV SEROPOSITIVITY and HIV SERONEGATIVITY that have been developed for screening persons carrying the viral antibody from patients with overt symptoms of AIDS or AIDS-RELATED COMPLEX.

Systematic gathering of data for a particular purpose from various sources, including questionnaires, interviews, observation, existing records, and electronic devices. The process is usually preliminary to statistical analysis of the data.

The neck portion of the UTERUS between the lower isthmus and the VAGINA forming the cervical canal.

A republic in southern Africa, east of ZAMBIA and BOTSWANA and west of MOZAMBIQUE. Its capital is Harare. It was formerly called Rhodesia and Southern Rhodesia.

An acquired defect of cellular immunity associated with infection by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a CD4-positive T-lymphocyte count under 200 cells/microliter or less than 14% of total lymphocytes, and increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections and malignant neoplasms. Clinical manifestations also include emaciation (wasting) and dementia. These elements reflect criteria for AIDS as defined by the CDC in 1993.

Supplies used in building.

The number of males and females in a given population. The distribution may refer to how many men or women or what proportion of either in the group. The population is usually patients with a specific disease but the concept is not restricted to humans and is not restricted to medicine.

Studies of the number of cases where human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is present in a specific population at a designated time. The presence in a given individual is determined by the finding of HIV antibodies in the serum (HIV SEROPOSITIVITY).

A perceived attribute that is deeply discrediting and is considered to be a violation of social norms.

The process in developing sex- or gender-specific tissue, organ, or function after SEX DETERMINATION PROCESSES have set the sex of the GONADS. Major areas of sex differentiation occur in the reproductive tract (GENITALIA) and the brain.

A province of Canada on the Pacific coast. Its capital is Victoria. The name given in 1858 derives from the Columbia River which was named by the American captain Robert Gray for his ship Columbia which in turn was named for Columbus. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p178 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p81-2)

A kingdom in the eastern Himalayas on the northeast border of India, bounded on the north by Tibet, on the east by Assam, on the south by Assam and West Bengal, and on the west by Sikkim and Tibet. From 1720 to 1970 it was under Chinese or Indian domination. In 1971 it became a member of the United Nations. The name comes from the Sanskrit bhota, the name for Tibet, + anta, end, with reference to its location at the southern extremity of Tibet. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p144 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p64)

Formerly known as Siam, this is a Southeast Asian nation at the center of the Indochina peninsula. Bangkok is the capital city.

Immune status consisting of non-production of HIV antibodies, as determined by various serological tests.

A large or important municipality of a country, usually a major metropolitan center.

Pheromones that elicit sexual attraction or mating behavior usually in members of the opposite sex in the same species.

EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES based on the detection through serological testing of characteristic change in the serum level of specific ANTIBODIES. Latent subclinical infections and carrier states can thus be detected in addition to clinically overt cases.

Infection of the genitals (GENITALIA) with HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS in either the males or the females.

Medical specialty concerned with the promotion and maintenance of the physical and mental health of employees in occupational settings.

Group composed of associates of same species, approximately the same age, and usually of similar rank or social status.

The number of new cases of a given disease during a given period in a specified population. It also is used for the rate at which new events occur in a defined population. It is differentiated from PREVALENCE, which refers to all cases, new or old, in the population at a given time.

The type species of LENTIVIRUS and the etiologic agent of AIDS. It is characterized by its cytopathic effect and affinity for the T4-lymphocyte.

Contraceptive devices used by females.

A species of SIMPLEXVIRUS associated with genital infections (HERPES GENITALIS). It is transmitted by sexual intercourse and close personal contact.

The status of health in urban populations.

Studies in which a number of subjects are selected from all subjects in a defined population. Conclusions based on sample results may be attributed only to the population sampled.

Age as a constituent element or influence contributing to the production of a result. It may be applicable to the cause or the effect of a circumstance. It is used with human or animal concepts but should be differentiated from AGING, a physiological process, and TIME FACTORS which refers only to the passage of time.

The individuals employed by the hospital.

Validation of the SEX of an individual by inspection of the GONADS and/or by genetic tests.

The sexual attraction or relationship between members of the opposite SEX.

The aggregate of social and cultural institutions, forms, patterns, and processes that influence the life of an individual or community.

A method of data collection and a QUALITATIVE RESEARCH tool in which a small group of individuals are brought together and allowed to interact in a discussion of their opinions about topics, issues, or questions.

Procedures for finding the mathematical function which best describes the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables. In linear regression (see LINEAR MODELS) the relationship is constrained to be a straight line and LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS is used to determine the best fit. In logistic regression (see LOGISTIC MODELS) the dependent variable is qualitative rather than continuously variable and LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS are used to find the best relationship. In multiple regression, the dependent variable is considered to depend on more than a single independent variable.

Medicated dosage forms for topical application in the vagina. A cream is a semisolid emulsion containing suspended or dissolved medication; a foam is a dispersion of a gas in a medicated liquid resulting in a light, frothy mass; a jelly is a colloidal semisolid mass of a water soluble medicated material, usually translucent.

Type species of CHLAMYDIA causing a variety of ocular and urogenital diseases.

The use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance.

The giving of advice and assistance to individuals with educational or personal problems.

The concept covering the physical and mental conditions of women.

People who take drugs for a non-therapeutic or non-medical effect. The drugs may be legal or illegal, but their use often results in adverse medical, legal, or social consequences for the users.

Reduction of high-risk choices and adoption of low-risk quantity and frequency alternatives.

Physiological or psychological effects of periods of work which may be fixed or flexible such as flexitime, work shifts, and rotating shifts.

Inflammation of the UTERINE CERVIX.

The monitoring of the level of toxins, chemical pollutants, microbial contaminants, or other harmful substances in the environment (soil, air, and water), workplace, or in the bodies of people and animals present in that environment.

In gonochoristic organisms, congenital conditions in which development of chromosomal, gonadal, or anatomical sex is atypical. Effects from exposure to abnormal levels of GONADAL HORMONES in the maternal environment, or disruption of the function of those hormones by ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS are included.

The industry concerned with the removal of raw materials from the Earth's crust and with their conversion into refined products.

Organizations and individuals cooperating together toward a common goal at the local or grassroots level.

The female reproductive organs. The external organs include the VULVA; BARTHOLIN'S GLANDS; and CLITORIS. The internal organs include the VAGINA; UTERUS; OVARY; and FALLOPIAN TUBES.

Insects of the family Formicidae, very common and widespread, probably the most successful of all the insect groups. All ants are social insects, and most colonies contain three castes, queens, males, and workers. Their habits are often very elaborate and a great many studies have been made of ant behavior. Ants produce a number of secretions that function in offense, defense, and communication. (From Borror, et al., An Introduction to the Study of Insects, 4th ed, p676)

The seeking and acceptance by patients of health service.

Insect members of the superfamily Apoidea, found almost everywhere, particularly on flowers. About 3500 species occur in North America. They differ from most WASPS in that their young are fed honey and pollen rather than animal food.

Pathological processes of the UTERINE CERVIX.

Creating a representation of areas of the earth or other celestial bodies, for the purpose of visualizing spatial distributions of various information.

The exposure to potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological agents by inhaling them.

A set of techniques used when variation in several variables has to be studied simultaneously. In statistics, multivariate analysis is interpreted as any analytic method that allows simultaneous study of two or more dependent variables.

The aggregate business enterprise of building.

The inhabitants of rural areas or of small towns classified as rural.

A branch of medicine which deals with sexually transmitted disease.

The ratio of two odds. The exposure-odds ratio for case control data is the ratio of the odds in favor of exposure among cases to the odds in favor of exposure among noncases. The disease-odds ratio for a cohort or cross section is the ratio of the odds in favor of disease among the exposed to the odds in favor of disease among the unexposed. The prevalence-odds ratio refers to an odds ratio derived cross-sectionally from studies of prevalent cases.

Institutional funding for facilities and for equipment which becomes a part of the assets of the institution.

The transmission of infectious disease or pathogens. When transmission is within the same species, the mode can be horizontal or vertical (INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL).

Support systems that provide assistance and encouragement to individuals with physical or emotional disabilities in order that they may better cope. Informal social support is usually provided by friends, relatives, or peers, while formal assistance is provided by churches, groups, etc.

Created as the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes in 1918. Yugoslavia became the official name in 1929. BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA; CROATIA; and SLOVENIA formed independent countries 7 April 1992. Macedonia became independent 8 February 1994 as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (MACEDONIA REPUBLIC).

Polymicrobial, nonspecific vaginitis associated with positive cultures of Gardnerella vaginalis and other anaerobic organisms and a decrease in lactobacilli. It remains unclear whether the initial pathogenic event is caused by the growth of anaerobes or a primary decrease in lactobacilli.

The genital canal in the female, extending from the UTERUS to the VULVA. (Stedman, 25th ed)

A systematic collection of factual data pertaining to health and disease in a human population within a given geographic area.

Inflammation of the vagina, marked by a purulent discharge. This disease is caused by the protozoan TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS.

A high-molecular-weight polymeric elastomer derived from the milk juice (LATEX) of HEVEA brasiliensis and other trees and plants. It is a substance that can be stretched at room temperature to at least twice its original length and after releasing the stress, retract rapidly, and recover its original dimensions fully.

Infections of the genital tract in females or males. They can be caused by endogenous, iatrogenic, or sexually transmitted organisms.

Epidemiologic investigations designed to test a hypothesized cause-effect relation by modifying the supposed causal factor(s) in the study population.

Monitoring of rate of occurrence of specific conditions to assess the stability or change in health levels of a population. It is also the study of disease rates in a specific cohort such as in a geographic area or population subgroup to estimate trends in a larger population. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed)

Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations.

Research techniques that focus on study designs and data gathering methods in human and animal populations.

The qualitative or quantitative estimation of the likelihood of adverse effects that may result from exposure to specified health hazards or from the absence of beneficial influences. (Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 1988)

Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group.

Behavior patterns of those practicing CONTRACEPTION.

A species of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria primarily found in purulent venereal discharges. It is the causative agent of GONORRHEA.

A preconceived judgment made without factual basis.

Noise present in occupational, industrial, and factory situations.

A species of gram-negative bacteria originally isolated from urethral specimens of patients with non-gonoccocal URETHRITIS. In primates it exists in parasitic association with ciliated EPITHELIAL CELLS in the genital and respiratory tracts.

A diffuse parenchymal lung disease caused by inhalation of dust and by tissue reaction to their presence. These inorganic, organic, particulate, or vaporized matters usually are inhaled by workers in their occupational environment, leading to the various forms (ASBESTOSIS; BYSSINOSIS; and others). Similar air pollution can also have deleterious effects on the general population.

The maximum exposure to a biologically active physical or chemical agent that is allowed during an 8-hour period (a workday) in a population of workers, or during a 24-hour period in the general population, which does not appear to cause appreciable harm, whether immediate or delayed for any period, in the target population. (From Lewis Dictionary of Toxicology, 1st ed)

Community or individual involvement in the decision-making process.

A spectrum of inflammation involving the female upper genital tract and the supporting tissues. It is usually caused by an ascending infection of organisms from the endocervix. Infection may be confined to the uterus (ENDOMETRITIS), the FALLOPIAN TUBES; (SALPINGITIS); the ovaries (OOPHORITIS), the supporting ligaments (PARAMETRITIS), or may involve several of the above uterine appendages. Such inflammation can lead to functional impairment and infertility.

Disorders related or resulting from use of amphetamines.

The productive enterprises concerned with food processing.

A republic in western Africa, southwest of MAURITANIA and east of MALI. Its capital is Dakar.

Methods for controlling genetic SEX of offspring.

The state of being engaged in an activity or service for wages or salary.

The geographical area of Africa comprising BENIN; BURKINA FASO; COTE D'IVOIRE; GAMBIA; GHANA; GUINEA; GUINEA-BISSAU; LIBERIA; MALI; MAURITANIA; NIGER; NIGERIA; SENEGAL; SIERRA LEONE; and TOGO.

The transmission of infectious disease or pathogens from patients to health professionals or health care workers. It includes transmission via direct or indirect exposure to bacterial, fungal, parasitic, or viral agents.

The largest of the continents. It was known to the Romans more specifically as what we know today as Asia Minor. The name comes from at least two possible sources: from the Assyrian asu (to rise) or from the Sanskrit usa (dawn), both with reference to its being the land of the rising sun, i.e., eastern as opposed to Europe, to the west. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p82 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p34)

The capacity of an organization, institution, or business to produce desired results with a minimum expenditure of energy, time, money, personnel, materiel, etc.

A genus of DNA viruses in the family PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE, which cause cutaneous lesions in humans. They are histologically distinguishable by intracytoplasmic INCLUSION BODIES which are species specific.

Asbestos. Fibrous incombustible mineral composed of magnesium and calcium silicates with or without other elements. It is relatively inert chemically and used in thermal insulation and fireproofing. Inhalation of dust causes asbestosis and later lung and gastrointestinal neoplasms.

Sudden outbreaks of a disease in a country or region not previously recognized in that area, or a rapid increase in the number of new cases of a previous existing endemic disease. Epidemics can also refer to outbreaks of disease in animal or plant populations.

The geographic area of Latin America in general and when the specific country or countries are not indicated. It usually includes Central America, South America, Mexico, and the islands of the Caribbean.

Toxic, volatile, flammable liquid hydrocarbon byproduct of coal distillation. It is used as an industrial solvent in paints, varnishes, lacquer thinners, gasoline, etc. Benzene causes central nervous system damage acutely and bone marrow damage chronically and is carcinogenic. It was formerly used as parasiticide.

Unlawful sexual intercourse without consent of the victim.

A residue of coal, left after dry (destructive) distillation, used as a fuel.

Cognitive mechanism based on expectations or beliefs about one's ability to perform actions necessary to produce a given effect. It is also a theoretical component of behavior change in various therapeutic treatments. (APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 1994)

The degree to which individuals are inhibited or facilitated in their ability to gain entry to and to receive care and services from the health care system. Factors influencing this ability include geographic, architectural, transportational, and financial considerations, among others.

A study of HIV/AIDS related knowledge, attitude and behaviors among female sex workers in Shanghai China. (1/284)

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'Relief of oppression': an organizing principle for researchers' obligations to participants in observational studies in the developing world. (2/284)

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Knowledge of HIV seropositivity is a predictor for initiation of illicit drug use: incidence of drug use initiation among female sex workers in a high HIV-prevalence area of China. (3/284)

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Anal sex, vaginal practices, and HIV incidence in female sex workers in urban Kenya: implications for the development of intravaginal HIV prevention methods. (4/284)

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A multilevel analysis of the impact of socio-structural and environmental influences on condom use among female sex workers. (5/284)

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Prevalence and correlates of 'agua celeste' use among female sex workers who inject drugs in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. (6/284)

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HIV, STI prevalence and risk behaviours among women selling sex in Lahore, Pakistan. (7/284)

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Interest in low-threshold employment among people who inject illicit drugs: implications for street disorder. (8/284)

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Fact sheet covering HIV risk among persons who exchange sex for money or nonmonetary items in the US and dependent areas. ... sex without a condom, sex with multiple partners) and substance use. Those who exchange sex more regularly as a source of ... engage in riskier forms of sex such as anal sex, and have difficulty negotiating safer sex (condom use, for example) with their ... More money for sex with partners known to be HIV positive.. Drug and Alcohol Use. There is a strong link between exchange sex ...

http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/group/sexworkers.html

But the official wants to get the point across that authorities are ready to help sex workers rebuild their lives, for example ... Unemployed and with no job qualifications, Gulsora says she was forced by circumstances to become a sex worker two years ... In an official survey conducted among women sex workers across Tajikistan by the Health Ministry in November, more than 80 ... The calls have intensified since 2013, when the authorities noted a significant rise in the number of sex workers, including ...

https://www.rferl.org/a/tajikistan-morality-lessons-sex-workers/27664336.html

Sex workers in Thailand have launched a petition calling for prostitution to be decriminalised and urging authorities to remove ... a Thailand-based support organisation for sex workers, said the prostitution law should be repealed to allow sex workers to be ... "The sex industry generates massive income (for the country), but there is no mechanism to protect (sex workers)," Ms Surang ... does little to protect sex workers, while repeated arrests and fines for doing sex work has driven them further into poverty. ...

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NEW DELHI, Jun 8 2015 (IPS) - Although forced prostitution and trafficking of women remains a huge challenge in India, health experts, policy-makers and legal advocates say that most of the country's estimated four million commercial sex workers join the trade of their own free will. (ipsnews.net)
The paradox in the current crackdown on street-level sex work is that right alongside it, there's a world of commercial sex that's only gotten freer, more mainstream, and safer. (kalw.org)
Tansian University, Anambra State, in partnership with the Chartered Institute of Educational Practitioners, U.K (CIEPUK), has awarded full scholarships to 5,000 repentant commercial sex workers and vulnerable people. (doreyepic.com)
Data on STDs and sexual practices in commercial sex workers (CSWs) is in general limited in India. (who.int)
A commercial sex worker simply identified as Chisom has been found dead in controversial circumstances in her room at a hotel (name withheld), in Onitsha, Anambra State. (punchng.com)
Ten (7.4%) female patients have been identified as commercial sex workers. (medscape.com)
The most important thing is to make sure that people … injecting drug users, commercial sex workers and men who have sex with men have good preventative measures in place," Dara said. (cnn.com)
They may supply bleach to injecting drug users at shooting galleries and condoms to commercial sex workers and their customers at the hotels or locations that they frequent. (cdc.gov)

Women and LGBT+ rights activists say the current law, which made prostitution illegal in 1960, does little to protect sex workers, while repeated arrests and fines for doing sex work has driven them further into poverty. (bangkokpost.com)
You get caught doing sex work in order to sustain yourself and your family, and you will be deported, most likely to a country in which sex work is still criminalised and prosecuted. (opendemocracy.net)

But in the delusional minds of folks like Goodlatte and Wagner, everyone engaged in sex work will simply stop if there are no web-ad platforms and all the sex traffickers will simply let their victims go. (reason.com)
Information gathered from a victim or witness of a violent crime who is engaged in sex work or other forms of sex trade including trafficked persons will not be used in any manner to investigate and prosecute that person, during the course of the investigation or in the future," the memo said. (ebar.com)
Police and prosecutors will work with the sheriff's department and community groups on a training program to ensure the policy's "implemented in a manner that furthers the goal of the reporting of violent crime by persons engaged in sex work and other forms of sex trade including trafficked persons," the DA's memo said. (ebar.com)
It's fairly easy to say someone engaged in sex work who is beaten during the act should not be prosecuted for the sex work. (lamarledger.com)

In an official survey conducted among women sex workers across Tajikistan by the Health Ministry in November, more than 80 percent of the respondents cited lack of income as their primary reason for turning to prostitution. (rferl.org)
Sex workers in Thailand have launched a petition calling for prostitution to be decriminalised and urging authorities to remove all penalties for selling sex. (bangkokpost.com)
Empower Foundation , a group that supports sex workers, said it hoped to collect 10,000 signatures and present the petition to parliament to help persuade lawmakers to consider changing the country's prostitution law. (bangkokpost.com)
Surang Janyam, director of the Service Workers in Group , a Thailand-based support organisation for sex workers, said the prostitution law should be repealed to allow sex workers to be protected under labour laws. (bangkokpost.com)
Easier for authorities to stop distinguishing between forced or underage prostitution and sex that free adults consent to have. (reason.com)
To be guilty of an aggravated violation under Goodlatte's version, one must intend to "[promote or facilitate] the prostitution of 5 or more persons" or show "reckless disregard" for the possibility that digital content could lead to sex trafficking. (reason.com)
San Francisco's top law enforcement agencies have agreed not to arrest or prosecute sex workers for prostitution or minor drug offenses when they report violent crimes. (ebar.com)
The policy, spelled out in directives that Police Chief William Scott and District Attorney George Gasc n issued to their staffs, are meant to prioritize sex workers' safety over prosecuting them for misdemeanor prostitution and drug-related offenses. (ebar.com)
Five years ago, in response to similar concerns, New York City police ended their longstanding practice of confiscating unused condoms from suspected sex workers as evidence of prostitution. (krgv.com)
Trafficking victims may already seek to expunge prostitution charges, but not other crimes often associated with sex work and trafficking, such as trespassing or drug possession. (krgv.com)
The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the state to pay compensation to former sex workers at now-defunct brothels for American troops, recognizing the state's responsibility for brokering or conniving at prostitution. (koreatimes.co.kr)
Sex workers this year detailed in a The Denver Post report the various ways that the criminalization of their work, and the stigma that comes with both legal (stripping and online content creation) and illegal (prostitution) sex work, leave them vulnerable to physical and economic harms, as well as societal isolation. (lamarledger.com)
Conservative religion and feminism conspire to deprive people of their need for sex and intimacy, by restricting prostitution , porn, and free sex. (human-stupidity.com)
Taking prostitution as a job, characterized by its vulnerable situation, we sought to create within the work place (the brothel) a space for discussion, among the sex workers, on themes related to their occupation, with the aim of promoting the workers' health. (bvsalud.org)
The statute Strecker is being charged under is part of a 2013 human trafficking law that, among other things, prohibits the use of any media to promote the country as a 'tourist destination accessible for the exploitation of sexual commerce or for the prostitution of persons of any sex or age. (vice.com)
Strecker is an unabashed fan of the prostitution industry, but he claims that all he does is run a blog devoted to advising sex tourists like himself, not telling people to become sex tourists. (vice.com)

HIV notifications in heterosexuals, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people who inject drugs, and female sex workers in NSW, 2015-2019 Kensington, New South Wales: The Kirby Institute for Infection and Immunity in Society, 2020. (nla.gov.au)
Persistence on oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among female sex workers in eThekwini, South Africa, 2016-2020. (bvsalud.org)
Global burden of HPV-attributable squamous cell carcinoma of the anus in 2020, according to sex and HIV status: A worldwide analysis. (who.int)

Ruth Morgan-Thomas, from Global Network of Sex Work Projects, said the city was going in the wrong direction by closing the windows. (dw.com)
It is based on the recommendations in the guidance document on Prevention and treatment of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections for sex workers in low- and middle-income countries published in 2012 by the World Health Organization, the United Nations Population Fund, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS and the Global Network of Sex Work Projects. (unfpa.org)

In Malawi, we conducted a rapid ethnographic assessment to explore the context and needs of female sex workers and resources available, leading to a workshop to define the distribution approach for test kits. (bvsalud.org)

Many persons who exchange sex face stigma, poverty, and lack of access to health care and other social services-all of which pose challenges to HIV prevention efforts. (cdc.gov)
Because there is such a lack of support for sex workers due to the stigma surrounding sex work, it's touching to know Nikesia really cares about what we are putting as nutrition into our bodies. (wtvr.com)
Breaking through stigma and stereotypes, Sex Workers' Opera is a unique multimedia production written and performed by sex workers and their allies. (arcolatheatre.com)
Their purpose is to "fight back against the stigma and silence that degrades, devalues and dehumanizes sex workers and their work. (this.org)
HIV-related stigma is also tied to and compounded by stigma and discrimination associated with sex, race and ethnicity, immigration status, poverty, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. (hivlawandpolicy.org)

A 2016 US State Department report found that child sex tourism was a 'serious problem' in the country and that it remains a common destination for trafficking victims. (vice.com)

Hamilton police have announced a safety alert for local sex trade workers. (globalnews.ca)
But local sex-trade workers were angry. (this.org)

People are going to say awful things to us," said Audacia Ray, a former sex worker who now advocates on their behalf. (krgv.com)
Desiree Collins, a former sex worker closely involved in advocacy work in Colorado, said she is skeptical that safe reporting alone will do much to help this community. (lamarledger.com)
Former sex worker Kristen DiAngelo says this mistrust of anti-trafficking campaigns runs deep. (kalw.org)

But the official wants to get the point across that authorities are ready to help sex workers rebuild their lives, 'for example, by offering job retraining to widen their possibility of finding work. (rferl.org)
More than 24,000 people were arrested, prosecuted and fined for sex work-related offences last year, according to the Royal Thai Police. (bangkokpost.com)
As sex workers and experts on our work, conditions and lives, we have been adamant from the start: the new law is most dangerous for those of us who are supposed to be 'protected' by it. (opendemocracy.net)
We are adults and we engage in consensual sex work. (opendemocracy.net)
Are you mentally able to understand what sex work does to you? (opendemocracy.net)
This inherently excludes migrants, asylum seekers and many of the other most vulnerable groups in society that consciously engage in sex work to simply survive. (opendemocracy.net)
As useful as it will be to make sure that big brothels comply with basic industry standards like the hygiene or safety for their workers, this part of the law will also make it impossible for self-organised sex workers to work together in teams of two or three in small venues. (opendemocracy.net)
Notably, he does not mention consulting with any sex workers, tech companies, sex-trafficking victims, or any groups that work directly with sex-trafficking victims. (reason.com)
Meanwhile, it's also been hugely useful to law enforcement and families for finding victims of exploitation (something that would be all but impossible if street-based sex work were the only option or if traffickers start turning to the dark web. (reason.com)
Sex work is notoriously precarious labor, meaning many sex workers were already struggling to make ends meet prior to the pandemic, especially those already marginalized in society. (salon.com)
Not only is social distancing affecting sex work, but layoffs experienced by their clients have affected the flow of work. (salon.com)
rights, both within and outside the sex work industry. (vice.com)
What would happen if the women involved in sex work staged a strike or refused to go to work for a while-what would the social implications be? (vice.com)
However, sex workers claim shuttering deprives them of a safe place to work. (dw.com)
Chatz, whose soaring voice recalls Ann Wilson of Heart and Corin Tucker of Sleater-Kinney, balances her life as a musician with sex work and activism. (kqed.org)
I think it's really cool how Chatz is bringing that sex work element into talking about really deep stuff," says Zamora, describing the band's vulnerable yet campy live shows, which combine elements of musical theater, sexuality and rock 'n' roll. (kqed.org)
BAWS mobilized following the controversial FOSTA/SESTA law of 2018, which-in an attempt to curb online child trafficking-shut down Backpage, Craigslist Personals and other websites where consenting, adult sex workers vetted clients, forcing some of them into much-more-dangerous outdoor work. (kqed.org)
Martha P. Johnson, a prominent activist who emerged from the infamous Stonewall Uprising of 1969, for instance, supported her activism in the nascent gay rights movement through sex work. (kqed.org)
We know that economic vulnerability underlies women's involvement in sex work in the first place," said Elizabeth Reed, an assistant professor at UC San Diego and the study's primary investigator. (nextbillion.net)
PORTLAND, Ore. - Sex work is a crime throughout most of the country, though bills have been introduced to change that. (wtvr.com)
It's important to have conversations surrounding sex work and de-stigmatizing because it creates a safer space for sex workers," Talia said. (wtvr.com)
The heart and soul of it is sex work, not just the strip clubs, because it trickles down to other types of sex work," Nikesia said. (wtvr.com)
I t's not often that movies shed a positive light on sex work. (theguardian.com)
In the film, it seemed as if you were making a connection between sex work and social work. (theguardian.com)
Why did you decide to make a movie that shows sex work in a positive light? (theguardian.com)
Our research and direct service work in San Francisco have shown that most sex workers, and people experiencing exploitation in the sex industry, do not go to the police when they have been victimized," stated Alexandra Lutnick, senior research scientist at RTI International. (ebar.com)
A DA's memo to the agency's staff said people suspected of being involved in the sex trade won't be prosecuted when they're victims or witnesses of the violent crimes that Scott listed, and people won't be prosecuted "for uncharged offenses" involving sex work and misdemeanor drug offenses when reporting violent crimes. (ebar.com)
Consumer Affairs Victoria is reviewing the regulations governing sex work in the state, which are due to expire later this year. (abc.net.au)
The Vixen Collective's Jane Green said sex workers were disappointed the review had not resulted in a recommendation that sex work be decriminalised in Victoria. (abc.net.au)
We are updating the regulations for the sex work industry,' Ms Garrett said. (abc.net.au)
This does not include the Sex Work Act 1994, the governing legislation for the sex work industry. (abc.net.au)
Advertising a sex work service on radio, television, film or video recording were not allowed by the proposed regulations. (abc.net.au)
Public consultation on the changes to the sex work regulations closes on February 26. (abc.net.au)
This article looks at the reach and over-reach of laws related to obscenity and censorship in South Asia and the impact that has had on free speech around sex, sex work and sexuality. (genderit.org)
For many of us, sex work has meant survival," said Jessica Raven, who said she got into sex work as a minor after running away from abuse in the foster care system. (krgv.com)
AURORA, CO - OCTOBER 28 : Ava V. Marie, 22, a sex worker who does both legal and illegal work, puts false eyelashes at her apartment before going into work at a strip club in Aurora, Colorado on Thursday, October 28, 2021. (lamarledger.com)
But if the person engaged in the sex work is committing some other, worse offense, is that covered? (lamarledger.com)
Most sex work advocacy in Colorado is centered on the goal of decriminalization. (lamarledger.com)
The notion that anyone involved in illegal sex work is exploited and would rather do something else is false but pervasive. (lamarledger.com)
Two Christian parties and the Labour party (PvdA) are calling on the cabinet to help sex workers who find themselves in financial trouble because of the coronavirus crisis and the ban on 'contact work' - which has been extended until at least May 20. (dutchnews.nl)
DiAngelo used to do street-level sex work, and now she advocates for young people caught in the trade. (kalw.org)
Driving sex workers offline and onto the streets -and then arresting them for carrying condoms there-has made sex work riskier and harmed HIV prevention efforts. (positivelyaware.com)
Sex work is one of the very few jobs available to someone with felony conviction. (positivelyaware.com)
Those Saturdays and Sundays were when she supplemented her income with sex work. (positivelyaware.com)
Both made sex work more dangerous by making it difficult or impossible for sex workers to screen clients online. (positivelyaware.com)
While named to sound like a noble effort to protect people from sex trafficking, the acts haven't alleviated sex trafficking-they may have worsened the problem-and they put those who choose of their own agency to engage in sex work at much greater risk of harm. (positivelyaware.com)
The twin bills passed, making it very risky for sex workers to go online to screen potential clients, require photo IDs, confirm safe meeting places, and negotiate their terms (cost, condom use, etc.) before meeting-all steps that make sex work safer. (positivelyaware.com)
They see what they do as paid consensual sex between adults, and argue that the criminalization of sex work forces the trade underground and makes it ripe for trafficking and other abuses. (strike-the-root.com)
Only 39.3% were exclusively working as sex workers while the rest had other jobs beside sex work. (who.int)
NEISS-Work cases used for Work-RISQS estimates involve nonfatal work-related injuries among civilian, non-institutionalized workers, treated in the emergency departments of participating hospitals. (cdc.gov)
NEISS-Work does not require a workers' compensation claim for inclusion. (cdc.gov)
Associations between sex work laws and sex workers' health: A systematic review and meta-analysis of quantitative and qualitative studies, Lucy Platt et al. (hivlawandpolicy.org)
Thus, constant changes in production and marketing, the workers' needs to improve their daily commitment and new updates, stress and diseases caused by the specific work activity, like exposure to heavy metals, acids, high temperatures and toxic products. (bvsalud.org)

The three parties have also called on the government to block websites offering sexual services during the crisis and to make sure that projects to help sex workers leave the industry have enough funding. (dutchnews.nl)

Today, Coleman works with SWOP/Tampa (Sex Workers Outreach Project/Tampa) and she founded LIPS-Tampa (Ladies Intervention Project for Success), to provide food, condoms, information and mutual support to Black transgender women and street-based sex workers. (positivelyaware.com)
Data from Seattle, Washington, DC, Phoenix and San Antonio show that, since FOSTA-SESTA, the number of street-based sex workers has at least tripled. (positivelyaware.com)

Condoms are highly effective in preventing a person from getting or transmitting HIV infection if used the right way every time during sex. (cdc.gov)
Persons who exchange sex may not use condoms consistently. (cdc.gov)
Partner type: Persons who exchange sex may use condoms less often with regular clients than with one-time clients and even less frequently with intimate partners. (cdc.gov)
People who trade sex for drugs tend to have more clients, use condoms less often, and are more likely to share needles and other drug works. (cdc.gov)
The results showed that 87.29% of the sex workers used condom in their last sexual intercourse, and that 2.68% did not use, 38.80% sometimes used and 58.52% used condoms every time in the last month. (nih.gov)
In this observational study, genital mycoplasma infection was common and occurred more frequently among sex workers, and infection occurred less often when condoms were used. (nih.gov)
Borjas walked up and down the streets in her neighborhood of Jackson Heights, handing out free condoms to sex workers. (cnn.com)
Borjas offered to introduce her to people in the community who could benefit from those services, asking Gentili to accompany her late one night while she was distributing condoms to sex workers. (cnn.com)
In some jurisdictions, police arrest "suspicious" people carrying more than a few condoms, citing possession or more than a couple of condoms as proof of an intention to sell sex. (positivelyaware.com)
Survey data were collected from female sex workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on the use of condoms and other contraceptive methods, experiences with gender-based violence, sexual and reproductive health service needs and preferences on where to receive services. (fhi360.org)
We are introduced to a host of sex workers, among them stunning transvestites and teenage favela boys, who are physically abused, infected with HIV, sometimes even murdered, by men who have been raised to believe that anything that gets in the way of their fucking (the church, feminists, condoms) is to be totally disregarded. (laweekly.com)

Persons who exchange sex are at increased risk of getting or transmitting HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) because they are more likely to engage in risky sexual behaviors (e.g., sex without a condom, sex with multiple partners) and substance use. (cdc.gov)
Economics: Persons who exchange sex may receive more money for sex without a condom. (cdc.gov)
Power dynamics: Unequal power in a relationship with clients may make it difficult for persons who exchange sex to negotiate condom use. (cdc.gov)
Persons who exchange sex, if under the influence of drugs or alcohol, may have impaired judgment, engage in riskier forms of sex such as anal sex, and have difficulty negotiating safer sex (condom use, for example) with their customers. (cdc.gov)
We evaluated the prevalence of condom use and the effects of condom use on urogenital mycoplasma infection in female sex workers in Jinjiang, China. (nih.gov)
With sex workers unable to negotiate online to require condom use and take other protective steps in advance of meeting clients, HIV transmission rates started to rise. (positivelyaware.com)
I have sex with a sex worker with condom all the time, however the day after I noticed on my shirt two white stain on the bottom part. (medhelp.org)

The 7th of July is a sad day in the history of sex workers rights in Germany. (opendemocracy.net)
She said there was a history of sex workers being discriminated against by the medical profession. (abc.net.au)

The calls have intensified since 2013, when the authorities noted a significant rise in the number of sex workers, including underage girls in the capital and other cities. (rferl.org)
People who pay for sex with underage workers can be jailed for up to six years. (bangkokpost.com)
Advocates noted that many sex workers are underage, homeless or the victims of sex abuse or human trafficking. (krgv.com)

Dozens of sex workers in one of Japan's biggest red-light districts have been infected with the coronavirus - and are feared to be behind an explosion of cases that have left local hospitals "overwhelmed," according to reports. (nypost.com)
An activist shows sex workers how to apply hand sanitizer during an awareness campaign to promote safe measures against the spread of the new Coronavirus, COVID-19. (salon.com)
As non-essential businesses close to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, American workers are experiencing layoffs , pay cuts, and a whole lot of financial uncertainty . (salon.com)
While on-the-books workers are being encouraged to file for unemployment and/or possibly being aided by Congress's Families First Coronavirus Response Act , American sex workers are unlikely to benefit from either of these measures. (salon.com)

I have experience working with HIV positive LGBTQ population, sex workers, victims of sex trafficking and clients with a range of concerns including depression, anxiety, adjustment disorder, and sexual abuse. (psychologytoday.com)

The 'prostitutes protection law', passed 7 June by the German parliament, is a huge step backwards for sex workers rights. (opendemocracy.net)
Hundreds of prostitutes and their supporters have gathered in the streets of Amsterdam over intended shuttering of windows that sex workers use to attract clients. (dw.com)
Sex is a legal career in the Netherlands and we need support, we want to be taken seriously by politicians," said a spokeswoman for the prostitutes cited by Dutch press agency ANP. (dw.com)
French lawmakers on Friday examined a bill punishing clients of prostitutes that has sparked fierce argument in a country known for its liberal attitudes to sex, reports GlobalPost . (mediapart.fr)
Lobby group Prostitutes Information Center said on Twitter it is 'shocking' how many sex workers who are working legally and paying tax are being excluded from official help. (dutchnews.nl)
David "Cuba Dave" Strecker is facing a year in prison for violating Costa Rica's sex tourism laws after blogging extensively about his experience with the country's prostitutes. (vice.com)
Women or men may illegally solicit for sex or be prostitutes and these descriptions give a pretty accurate description of what is happening. (centraldistrictnews.com)
Drunk sex with prostitutes on investigative tours. (apartmentsapart.com)

HIV notifications in heterosexuals, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people who inject drugs, and female sex workers in NSW, 2015-2019. (nla.gov.au)
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection disproportionately affects people who inject drugs and men who have sex with men, but data on female sex workers (FSW) are limited. (who.int)

For the past three years, Alameda County has been waging a campaign against child sex trafficking. (kalw.org)
Fernando Ferraro, a former Costa Rican justice minister who sponsored the law, told VICE that it was designed to prevent illegal dealings, like sex slaves and child sex workers. (vice.com)

For female sex workers (FSWs), the range of M. genitalium prevalence rates is reportedly 12%-26% ( 7 - 10 ). (cdc.gov)
IMSEAR at SEARO: The prevalence of HIV in female sex workers in Manipur, India. (who.int)

In Brooklyn, New York, sex workers are organizing as part of the Sex Workers Outreach Project-USA (SWOP), to eventually take part in a rent strike. (salon.com)
Members of the Bay Area chapter of the Sex Workers Outreach Project advocacy group said that while exploitation must be stopped, they are not victims. (strike-the-root.com)

Her first guy offered her $20 for oral sex. (positivelyaware.com)

The bill would gut Section 230 and make sex advertising a federal crime. (reason.com)

A 2014 report by the UN agency fighting AIDS estimated that there were 123,530 sex workers in Thailand but advocacy groups put the figure at more than twice that number and say it includes tens of thousands of migrants from neighbouring Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. (bangkokpost.com)
Sex workers have also been at the forefront of public health, and were incredibly active in the fight against HIV and AIDS. (vice.com)
When the International AIDS Conference was held in the US in 2012, an entire satellite event was organized in India so that the many sex workers active in AIDS activism-who were banned from entering the US due to government travel restrictions for sex workers and drug users-could attend. (vice.com)
Lorena Borjas spent decades serving transgender people, undocumented immigrants, sex workers and those living with HIV/AIDS, providing them with legal assistance and other services. (cnn.com)
Despite numerous challenges and traumas she faced in her personal life, she never took a rest from fighting for transgender women, undocumented immigrants, sex workers and those living with HIV/AIDS. (cnn.com)
ABSTRACT Objective: assess the knowledge of sex workers about HIV/AIDS and its influence on sexual practices. (bvsalud.org)

Female sex workers are among the populations in Tijuana that are at greatest risk for the disease, with between 5 percent and 14 percent infected with HIV. (nextbillion.net)
Two-hundred ninety-nine female sex workers from Jinjiang city, Jiangsu Province, were interviewed, and three mycoplasmas of Ureaplasma urealyticum (Uu), Mycoplasma hominis (Mh) and Mycoplasma genitalium (Mg) were detected by nested polymerase chain reaction in genital secretions of 72 female sex workers and 42 female patients seen with symptoms of genital infection (control group). (nih.gov)
Mycoplasma genitalium was detected in 21 (14.1%) of 149 vaginal swab samples and in 1 (0.7%) of 149 throat washing samples from female sex workers during 2013-2014 in Japan. (cdc.gov)
ABSTRACT Data on demographic, social and behavioural characteristics of female sex workers in greater Cairo are very scarce. (who.int)
Most of the women I know who have paid have gone to female sex workers, and none of them have involved their mother in the process of making contact. (human-stupidity.com)
We utilized real-world data from an HIV service provider to describe persistence on oral PrEP among female sex workers (FSW) in eThekwini, South Africa . (bvsalud.org)
Objective To present findings from implementation and scale-up of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) self-testing programmes for female sex workers in Malawi and Zimbabwe, 2013-2018. (bvsalud.org)
Findings In Zimbabwe, female sex workers were able to accurately self-test. (bvsalud.org)
The preference study helped to refine systems for national scale-up through existing services for female sex workers. (bvsalud.org)
We identified some incidents of social harm among peer distributors and female sex workers, as well as supply-side barriers to implementation which hindered uptake of testing. (bvsalud.org)
Conclusion Involving female sex workers in planning and ongoing implementation of HIV self-testing is essential, along with strategies to mitigate potential harm. (bvsalud.org)
4.4%), Egypt (2.4%), Islamic Republic of Iran (9.3%), less feasible by female sex workers (FSW) ( 6 ). (who.int)

The Correctional Bureau of the Ministry of Justice administers the adult prison system as well as the juvenile correctional system and three women's guidance homes (to rehabilitate sex workers). (wikipedia.org)

our profession (that is "prostitute", as the word 'sex worker' is a bit too modern for the German state), our real name and address, and it will identify us as state-approved sex workers. (opendemocracy.net)
I read a story once about a terminally ill teenaged boy whose friends hired a prostitute for him (in Australia I think) so that he could fulfill his dream of experiencing sex at least once before he died. (human-stupidity.com)
THE HUNTER Sri Lanka is the only country is South Asia afflicted with a significant number of Westerner sex tourists, a European man, known to the police a s pedophile organized, waits in a schoolyard to meet a child prostitute. (thomaslkellyphotos.com)

While finding alternative employment and providing economic and social safety nets to poor women as a means of diverting them away from the sex trade, advocates say that a more important step is legalizing the industry as a first step to making it a safer, healthier occupation. (ipsnews.net)
Provide prevention guidance including considerations for safer sex . (cdc.gov)

and men, women, and transgender persons who participate in survival sex, i.e., trading sex to meet basic needs of daily life. (cdc.gov)
Some transgender persons may turn to exchange sex because of discrimination and lack of economic opportunities. (cdc.gov)
I'm transgender, so I feel like there's a lot of intersectional issues with sex workers and the queer community and trans community," says bassist Eli Maliwan, a jazz saxophone instructor by day. (kqed.org)
Johanna Breyer, executive director of St. James Infirmary, an occupational health and safety clinic that offers free medical care and other services to sex workers, stated last week, "Our hope for this policy is to reduce the harm experienced by sex workers, in particular, women of color and transgender women engaged in the sex trades, who have no protections when reporting violence, or experience mistreatment at the hands of law enforcement. (ebar.com)
Because discrimination on the basis of homosexuality or transgender status requires an employer to intentionally treat the individual employee differently because of their sex, an employer who intentionally penalizes that employee for being homosexual or transgender also violates the federal civil rights law. (nhpr.org)
Essentially, they argue on the definition here that on the basis of sex does not include someone who was fired for being gay or someone who was fired for being transgender. (nhpr.org)
Online communication also introduced her to other people who were fighting for their rights as transgender women and as sex workers. (positivelyaware.com)
Since the beginning of the epidemic in the early 1980s, men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender people have been disproportionately affected by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). (bvsalud.org)

Marziya, who declined to disclose her full name, is among some 30 women signed up for the new initiative to turn local sex workers away from their profession. (rferl.org)
Forced registration through obligatory counselling includes the evaluation of one's mental status by a state authority and implies sex workers (nearly exclusively referred to as women) are perceived as irresponsible, mentally incapable beings. (opendemocracy.net)
And-despite social seclusion-everyday women have much to thank sex workers for. (vice.com)
contributions go as far back from the hetaera (courtesans) of ancient Greece looking to promote the education of women, to American rights activist and poet Maya Angelou, who openly wrote about her experiences as a sex worker. (vice.com)
It also wanted to draw attention to the legitimacy and value of emotional labor of women generally, including sex workers. (vice.com)
A study that looks at links between poverty and high-risk behavior among Tijuana sex workers will offer loans to a group of 60 women this year. (nextbillion.net)
The Department on the Status of Women, which worked with law enforcement and local sex worker rights groups to create the policy, made the announcement January 11. (ebar.com)
It makes no difference if there are other factors besides the plaintiff's sex contributed to the decision or that the employer treated women as a group, for example, as opposed to men as a group. (nhpr.org)
Odogaon: Police busted a sex racket operating near Akharia village under Odagaon police limits while arresting a man and rescuing two women engaged in the flesh trade. (pragativadi.com)
A Lan is one of many women from China who migrated to the U.S. hoping to find better lives, but have ended up working in massage parlors providing sex to customers. (aaww.org)
It makes me feel safe to have an organization in my town that is sex-positive and defends the rights of women to use their bodies in any way they wish in consenting sexual situations. (this.org)
Located in Pattaya, a city with an estimated 50,000 sex workers, the home will provide a new beginning for women who have been forced by poverty into the sex industry. (thekcompany.co)
We surveyed 1886 women aged ≥ 18 years from Haiphong, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City who had sold sex in the last month. (who.int)
Both women were also sex workers. (gaycitynews.com)
The findings demonstrate that self-injection can address the stubborn problem of early contraceptive discontinuation and that community health workers can safely train women to self-inject. (fhi360.org)
Eighty percent of Beijing's industrial workers, for example, are migrants, mostly young women from the countryside, who labor at sub-minimum wages aimed at satisfying the competitive needs of Chinese and world capitalism. (socialistaction.org)
But if reproductive gender differences were truly seen as innate and not just a choice by women, we'd have to address the kinds of questions we do about the need for sleep: Firms are not allowed to keep workers working 24 hours a day without rest. (blogspot.com)
Women at high risk for HIV infection, including injection drug users and women with multiple sex partners during their pregnancy, should be retested in their third trimester. (medscape.com)

He oversaw national HIV awareness campaigns targeted to men who have sex with men, migrant farm worker populations, and Hispanic/Latinos. (cdc.gov)

Black, brown, trans and queer workers, sex workers who are housing unstable, sex workers who are chronically ill or living with disabilities are all particularly at risk for negative impacts," Coombes said. (salon.com)
This is happening in a climate of increasing criminalization against queer sex workers. (vice.com)
With all three band members identifying as queer or trans, a crucial part of Copyslut's mission is illuminating the role sex workers have played in the LGBTQ liberation movement from the beginning. (kqed.org)

Molly Simmons, a chapter representative of SWOP, told Salon that the timing of the this global pandemic makes it particularly difficult for sex workers because January and February are typically slower months. (salon.com)

In this file photo, activists supporting ex-sex workers who served U.S. troops hold a press conference in front of a court in Seoul on Feb. 8, 2018. (koreatimes.co.kr)
Some HIV and human rights activists pitched in on sex workers' efforts to block FOSTA-SESTA, but it was not enough. (positivelyaware.com)

Pretending to 'save' precarious sex workers, the new law will actively abolish self-organised small workplaces by forcing brothel owners to obtain permission for their establishments. (opendemocracy.net)
The Las Vegas Strip has shut down, putting service workers in a precarious situation - particularly sex workers. (salon.com)

The term "people who exchange sex for money or nonmonetary items" (hereinafter referred to as "people who exchange sex") includes a broad range of persons who trade sex for income or other items including food, drugs, medicine, and shelter. (cdc.gov)
It is important for people who exchange sex to get tested for HIV regularly and know their status. (cdc.gov)
An estimated 300,000 people visit Kabukicho's 300 sex-related businesses each day, according to The Sun . (nypost.com)
There are no official figures on how many sex workers exist globally, with estimates roughly running between 13.8 and 30 million people. (vice.com)
In a bulletin Scott issued to his department in December, he said that people are not to be arrested for being involved in sex trade when they're victims or witnesses of sexual assault or other assaults, human trafficking, stalking, robbery, threats, and other violent crimes. (ebar.com)
And the question here, both for the people who ruled in the majority and the minority, was - does being fired for being gay, for example, count as a discrimination against you on the basis of sex? (nhpr.org)
An organisation representing sex workers says a review of regulations in Victoria does not address the needs of people working in the industry. (abc.net.au)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - More than 100 current and former sex workers rallied at New York's Capitol on Tuesday to encourage lawmakers to repeal a loitering law they say police use to harass people simply for their appearance. (krgv.com)
But there are critics who say it does more harm than good, by entangling more people in the criminal justice system-both alleged clients, trafficking victims and sex workers alike. (kalw.org)
One criticism from sex worker advocates is that law enforcement treats everyone trading sex like a victim of trafficking, even people who are acting on their own will. (kalw.org)
I was walking the streets of Flushing, looking for people I could interview for a social research project I was doing for a university about immigrant sex workers working in massage parlors in New York City. (aaww.org)
Our neighbourhood was like many other Canadian neighbourhoods: some people believe sex is for fun and pleasure, whereas others believe sex is specifically for making babies. (this.org)
I really love the idea of sex workers giving disabled people the chance to be touched in a non-medical way, perhaps for the first time in their lives, to be held in a warm pair of arms and have their sexual dreams respected and lived out. (human-stupidity.com)
A forthcoming Channel 4 documentary, Can Have Sex Will Have Sex , features the sex lives of four disabled people, one of whom loses his virginity to an escort who has been hired by his mother. (human-stupidity.com)

Last June, the band performed for sex workers and their allies at a rally at Oakland City Hall organized by Bay Area Worker Support (BAWS), a group that advocates for sex workers' health and safety. (kqed.org)
A lot of sex-worker advocates see this "victim treatment" as an improvement from "criminal treatment," but it can still be a form of control. (kalw.org)

If H.R. 1865 becomes law, the FBI would be able to prosecute Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram, Craigslist, and myriad other sites where sex workers advertise and/or communicate with clients-even if the sexual exchange is only alluded to and never completed. (reason.com)
As someone who is a full service sex worker, I don't actually see that many clients and I'm used to huge dips in income. (salon.com)
I provide sex service for male clients. (aaww.org)
But almost five months later, Bekky has come to realise that making it big as a sex worker in Lagos goes beyond the various styles you can offer clients. (punchng.com)
The hundred or so sex workers who have profiles on the site say they each see about eight disabled clients a month. (human-stupidity.com)
95% CI: 1.2-4.0) and having over 10 sex clients in the last month (aOR = 2.2, 95% CI: 1.3-3.7) were independently associated with HCV exposure. (who.int)
Such formal equality will be cold comfort to the sex workers who have been fighting for the kind of societal acceptance their clients have enjoyed for years. (walnet.org)
found that clients sought sex workers although male sex role nity. (psm.edu)
The objective of this document is to provide technical recommendations on effective interventions for the prevention and treatment of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among sex workers and their clients. (bvsalud.org)

Workers who decide to share a small workspace will be judged the same as huge brothels. (opendemocracy.net)
Upholding a lower court's ruling, the top court ordered the state to pay between 3 million and 7 million won ($2,086-$4,866) in compensation each to a total of 95 former sex workers from such brothels at villages around U.S. military bases, known as "base villages" or "Gijichon" in Korean. (koreatimes.co.kr)
Of course, from the late 1800s through the late 1920s, Jewish pimps filled brothels in South America with Jewish girls taken from the same areas of Russia and Ukraine the current non-Jewish sex slaves are stolen from. (typepad.com)
Strecker first made a name for himself on sex tourist forums and internet groups, where he detailed his experience touring the brothels and bars of Cuba and the Dominican Republic. (vice.com)

Despite the fact that the Stonewall riots were sparked by Sylvia Rivera , a trans sex worker, the Stonewall organization has yet to come out with a pro-decriminalization policy. (vice.com)

Sex workers would prefer that reproductive health services integrate into drop-in centers where they go for sexually transmitted infections and HIV-related care. (fhi360.org)

Unemployed and with no job qualifications, Gulsora says she was 'forced by circumstances' to become a sex worker two years after her husband -- a migrant laborer in Russia -- left her. (rferl.org)
An itinerant person who might not be able to complete the study, e.g. migrant workers, 5. (who.int)

The infection rates of Uu, Mh and Mg were 77.78%, 34.72% and 16.67%, respectively, in sex worker subjects compared to those of controls at 59.52%, 9.62% and 21.43%, respectively. (nih.gov)
Those interviewed reported an average of nine syringe-sharing partners, sex partners, or other social contacts who might be at risk for HIV infection. (medscape.com)
Of the 128 contacts who have not yet been located, 74 (57.8%) have been identified as syringe-sharing or sex partners, and 54 (42.2%) are social contacts regarded as at high risk for HIV infection. (medscape.com)

Then, in April 2018, the U.S. Congress passed the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA) and the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA). (positivelyaware.com)

Here is why: despite severe warnings by human rights groups like Amnesty International , Deutsche Aidshilfe , Hydra , the national sex workers' professional organisation and many more experts, the new law will enforce mandatory registration of sex workers nationwide. (opendemocracy.net)

The police officials focused on the dangers sex workers faced, including becoming victims of human trafficking. (rferl.org)
Advertisements rarely, if ever, will say the person advertised is a 'victim of sex trafficking,'" Goodlatte lamented. (reason.com)
During Tuesday's meeting, Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-New York) was the only committee member who expressed reservations about the bill, saying he was concerned that it had not been fully vetted, did not have support from surivors of sex trafficking or other relevant stakeholders, did not provide "appropriate protection for civil liberties," and could be redundant in light of a similar bill . (reason.com)
A zine on the implications of the new laws on sex trafficking that has implications for digital rights, rights of sex worker groups and sex workers. (genderit.org)
Decrim NY also supports legislation before lawmakers that would make it easier for former sex workers and trafficking victims to expunge convictions from their records if they were forced to commit the crime by traffickers. (krgv.com)
Sex workers argue their community can be kept safe while staying tough on sex trafficking and human trafficking. (lamarledger.com)
As part of its commitment to fight sex trafficking and modern slavery, World Help recently launched Freedom Friday , a new campaign to fight sexual slavery. (thekcompany.co)
Ms Boom is a low-profile worker against child- and sex-trafficking in the North. (bangkokpost.com)

We understand that many times sex workers are themselves victims of predators and human traffickers. (ebar.com)

Although predominantly Buddhist and deeply conservative, Thailand is home to an extensive sex industry, largely catering to Thai men. (bangkokpost.com)
The sex industry generates massive income (for the country), but there is no mechanism to protect (sex workers)," Ms Surang said. (bangkokpost.com)
those in the sex industry have no healthy options to eat late at night. (wtvr.com)
The campaign asks individuals to take a "one-night stand for freedom" by giving up their evening entertainment Friday, May 19 , and donating its monetary worth to help girls trapped in the sex industry find freedom. (thekcompany.co)
Strecker maintains his site was nothing more than a travel blog created to advise the single male tourist, but prosecutors say he was purposefully promoting the country to fellow gringos to come and take advantage of the legal pay-for-sex industry. (vice.com)
Workers are not restricted by age, employer size, or type of employer or industry. (cdc.gov)
It has been claimed that whenever these limits have been implemented in a particular industry, no worker has been shown to have sustained serious adverse effects on his health as a result of exposure to these concentrations of an industrial chemical (7). (cdc.gov)

Overall, the public needs to know that not only are sex workers being hit hard by the spread of this virus and response to a growing global pandemic, but also how sex workers are missing from a lot of general conversations about supporting workers through self-isolation. (salon.com)

I noticed that a) there were lots of sex-trade operations near our house- for instance, massage parlours and the Hamilton Strip strip club-and b) there were also two anti-abortion establishments nearby. (this.org)
Big Susie's is (to quote their website) "a working group by and for sex workers in Hamilton and the surrounding area. (this.org)

But, as always, we persevere, and all over the world sex workers are fighting against their own criminalization. (vice.com)

has fal en by more than 51% since of new HIV infections in 2017 oc- the peak in 2004 (Fig. 17.1). (who.int)

A quick search of "sex workers" and "COVID-19" on GoFundMe reveals many others have turned to the online fundraising platform. (salon.com)
An exclusive story NBC 5 shared on Wednesday has left many in disbelief: men in search of sex workers being lured to an innocent woman's home. (nbcdfw.com)

In Khatlon, authorities have registered some 70 sex workers detained in police raids, although they believe the real numbers are much higher. (rferl.org)
How to Deal With Law Enforcement Authorities for a Sex Crime Charge? (justicesnows.com)
If you have been charged with a sex crime, you may be wondering how to deal with the law enforcement authorities. (justicesnows.com)

[ 98 , 99 ] Retesting annually or more often is recommended for those at high risk because of injection drug use, sex with an injection drug user, sex for money or drugs, sex since their most recent HIV test with men who have sex with men, or sex since their most recent HIV test with more than 1 person. (medscape.com)

San Francisco's policy is the first of its kind in the country, according to Carol Leigh, director of the Bay Area Sex Worker Advocacy Network. (ebar.com)