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Effect of Physical Violence on Sexually Transmitted Infections and Treatment Seeking Behaviour among Female Sex Workers in Thane District, Maharashtra, India

BACKGROUND: Violence against sex workers can heighten their vulnerability to HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Evidence suggests the risk of acquiring STI/HIV infections among female sex workers (FSWs) who have experienced violence to be almost three-times higher than FSWs, who h...

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Autores principales: Prakash, Ravi, Manthri, Suneedh, Tayyaba, Shaikh, Joy, Anna, Raj, Sunil Saksena, Singh, Devender, Agarwal, Ashok
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4774990/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26933884
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0150347