Kathleen Deering|Parinita Bhattacharjee|H L Mohan|Janet Bradley|Kate Shannon|Marie?Claude Boily|Banadakoppa M Ramesh|Shajy Isac|Stephen Moses|James Blanchard
Violence and HIV Risk Among Female Sex Workers in Southern India
University of British Columbia|Karnataka Health Promotion Trust|Karnataka Health Promotion Trust|Université Laval|University of British Columbia|Imperial College London|Karnataka Health Promotion Trust|Karnataka Health Promotion Trust
brief background study characterized type frequency violence female sex workers fsws perpetrated clients main intimate nonpaying partner npp examined relationship violence inconsistent condom use icu 100 factors associated client violence also assessed methods data analyzed crosssectional surveys fsws karnataka state 20072008 india multivariable logistic regression used assess following 1 relationship client npp violence physical andor sexual icu occasionalrepeat clients npp 2 relationship social environmental factors client violence results 1219 fsws 96 111 37 42 reported experiencing violence clients npp respectively multivariable analysis adjusting social environmental factors odds icu occasional clients significantly higher women experienced client violence adjusted odds ratio aor 27 95 confidence interval ci 1644 similar results found repeat clients aor 22 95 ci 1434 nonpaying partner violence significantly associated icu npp multivariable analysis recently arrested remained significantly associated experiencing client violence aor 18 95 cis 1033 conclusions findings study provide evidence relationship experiencing client violence icu occasional repeat clients relationship arrested client violence comprehensive structuralpolicy programming fsws including within hivfocused prevention programs urgently needed help reduce fsws vulnerability violence study provides evidence strong relationship client violence inconsistent condom use occasional repeat clients relationship arrested experiencing client violence