The role of sex work laws and stigmas in increasing HIV risks among sex workers

The role of sex work laws and stigmas in increasing HIV risks among sex workers

HIV incidence among sex workers remains high in many settings. Here, the authors utilize individual-level data across ten countries in sub-Saharan Africa and suggest that increasingly punitive and non-protective laws are associated with HIV, and that stigmas and sex work laws may operate jointly in...

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Main Authors: Carrie E. Lyons, Sheree R. Schwartz, Sarah M. Murray, Kate Shannon, Daouda Diouf, Tampose Mothopeng, Seni Kouanda, Anato Simplice, Abo Kouame, Zandile Mnisi, Ubald Tamoufe, Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya, Bai Cham, Fatou M. Drame, Mamadú Aliu Djaló, Stefan Baral
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14593-6

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14593-6

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