Sex Workers & HIV/AIDS

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Overview

Sex Workers and the Spread of HIV: What's the Real Story? (Winter 2005/2006)
HIV treatment educator Luis Scaccabarrozzi provides a global overview.
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America

Articles

Dayton, Ohio, Police Officers Arrest Increasing Number of HIV-Positive Sex Workers (March 17, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
After Sex Work, Homelessness and Drug Addiction, an HIV-Positive Man Comes of Age (Winter 2008/2009)
Kevin was a teenager when he was infected with HIV. In this moving personal story, Kevin explains how his life got so messy -- and how he got the help he needed to clean himself up.
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In Achieve, from ACRIA and GMHC
Program in Costa Rica Will Allow Sex Workers to Learn HIV Prevention Methods From Colleagues (January 27, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Sex Workers and Human Rights (August 12, 2008)
From Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project
What Are Sex Workers’ HIV Prevention Needs? (April 2008)
From Center for AIDS Prevention Studies
HIV Scandal in Gay Porn Industry (March 4, 2008)
From BBC News
Baltimore Sun Series Examines Link Between Commercial Sex Work, HIV Transmission in Baltimore (November 6, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Girls, Women Trafficked in Asia for Commercial Sex Work Emerging as HIV/AIDS Risk Factor, Report Says (August 24, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Sex, Videotape and ... No Condoms? (July/August 2007)
An inside look at an illegal porn operation featuring Black and Latino men.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Size Matters: The Number of Prostitutes and the Global HIV/AIDS Pandemic (June 20, 2007)
Report finds a link between the number of sex workers and the number of people living with HIV, and warns that the findings raise larger issues about the need for female empowerment.
In PLoS ONE
Arizona: Program Helps Prostitutes Get Off Drugs, the Street (August 4, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Just Say Não (May 30, 2005)
A look at Brazil's defiance of American rules regarding sex workers.
In The Nation
Pennsylvania: Red Cross Targets Sex Industry Workers With HIV/AIDS Education and Protection (July 18, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
In Baltimore, New Ambitions on the Street (June 3, 2003)
You Are Never Alone is a program that helps sex workers reduce their health risks and improve their quality of life.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Detroit Program Helps Women Exit Sex Work (May 28, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Oregon: Sex Workers' Advocacy Service Closes (May 28, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Efforts to Control Arizona-Mexico Border Prostitution Ineffective, Experts Say (May 5, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Making It in Business (September/October 2002)
How Lynn Bridges transformed herself from a prostitute and an ex-con into a legitimate entrepreneur.
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
California: Prosecutor Seeks Lengthy Prison Term for HIV-Infected Woman (July 23, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Child Prostitution a Global Problem (April 22, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
100% Condom Use Programme in Entertainment (Sex Worker) Establishments (PDF) (2001)
From World Health Organization, Western Pacific Regional Office
AIDS in the Twilight Zone (March/April 2000)
An interview with HIV-positive recovering drug addicts who have worked for many years in the sex industry.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Workers' Rights (Winter 1998/1999)
Sex workers in Calcutta make demands.
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive

Research

About 20% of Surveyed Sex Workers Who Use Drugs in Irish Capital Living With HIV, Report Finds (May 14, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Understanding the Dynamics of Condom Use Among Female Sex Workers in China (April 20, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Canada: Structural and Environmental Barriers to Condom Use Negotiation With Clients Among Female Sex Workers: Implications for HIV Prevention Strategies and Policy (March 25, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
High HIV Prevalence Found Among Male Partners of Thai Sex Workers (February 11, 2009)
Using a unique (and highly effective) means of recruitment, Neha Shah, M.D., M.P.H., colleagues discovered HIV prevalence rates of 20% or greater among male clients of female sex workers in Thailand. Among non-paying partners of those sex workers, Shah et al noted only slightly lower prevalence rates -- as well as inconsistent levels of condom use.
In The 16th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
Study Identifies Proteins That Help Provide Immunity Against HIV Among Commercial Sex Workers in Kenya (September 8, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation