Rajesh Kumar Patra|Bidhubhusan Mahapatra|Dolly Kovvali|Laxminarayana Proddutoor|Niranjan Saggurti
Anal sex and associated HIV-related sexual risk factors among female sex workers in Andhra Pradesh, India
Hindustan Latex Family Planning Promotion Trust|Population Council|Hindustan Latex Family Planning Promotion Trust|Hindustan Latex Family Planning Promotion Trust|Population Council
study aims understand correlates anal sex practices among female sex workers fsws examine association anal sex hivrelated sexual risk factors andhra pradesh indiaa crosssectional behavioural survey conducted 2011 among 795 fsws aged 18 years older probabilitybased cluster sampling used select respondents sex work hotspotsonequarter 23 fsws practiced anal sex last year odds practicing anal sex higher among fsws aged 35 years aged less 25 years adjusted odds ratio aor 205 p005 formerly married compared currently married aor 188 p001 income sex work compared additional sources income aor 154 p005 reporting heavy alcohol consumption compared aor 280 p001 experienced violence compared aor 280 p001 fsws practicing anal sex likely experience sexually transmissible infection sti related symptoms practicing vaginal sex association anal sex practice condom useanal sex associated sti symptoms factor hiv risk hiv intervention programmes need educate fsws risks associated anal sex