Kim M. Blankenship|Brooke S. West|Trace Kershaw|Monica Biradavolu
Power, community mobilization, and condom use practices among female sex workers in Andhra Pradesh, India
Duke University|Columbia University|Yale University|Duke University
objectives used structural interventions framework analyse associations power condom use among sample female sex workers fsw exposure local community mobilization intervention cmi affects associations design data came crosssectional survey 812 fsw east godavari district andhra pradesh india recruited respondentdriven sampling methods identified three types power collective power control work economic power three dimensions collective power collective identity efficacy agency multivariate logistic regression analysis used analyse relationship three types power exposure cmi consistent condom use clients results total 803 respondents exchanged sex occasional regular client 7 days interview multivariate logistic regression shows control type sex adjusted odds ratio aor 170 95 confidence interval ci 123234 amount charged aor 156 95 ci 112216 economic dependence aor 054 95 ci 035083 associated consistent condom use programme exposure aor 209 95 ci 148294 interaction programme exposure collective agency also significant chisquare 662 p 001 among respondents reported programme exposure high levels collective agency odds ratio consistent condom use 25 times fsw conclusion structural interventions framework useful understanding hiv risk among fsw needs done promote fsw control work access economic resources