News tagged with sex workers
Spanish prostitutes least likely to use condoms
The Centre for Epidemiological Studies into Sexually-Transmitted Diseases and AIDS in Catalonia (CEEISCAT) started a pioneering study in Spain in 2005 to look into the prevalence of sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs) among ...
May 28, 2009 |
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Outreach van makes sex trade workers safer: research
(PhysOrg.com) -- A van that circled Vancouver streets frequented by sex trade workers made them feel safer and reduced their likelihood of being attacked, according to a University of British Columbia study.
Oct 06, 2009 |
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Intervention effort cuts HIV incidence among female sex workers
A team of researchers from the University of California San Diego and Mexico has found that even a modest behavioral intervention program averaging just 35 minutes can measurably reduce the incidence of HIV and sexually transmitted ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jul 30, 2010 |
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Internet fuels virtual subculture for sex trade, study finds
The Internet has spawned a virtual subculture of "johns" who share information electronically about prostitution, potentially making them harder to catch, according to a new study co-authored by a Michigan ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 21, 2009 |
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Most migrant sex workers are not forced to sell sex
Most migrants working in the London sex industry do not feel they are forced to sell sex. In fact, they decide to work in the sex industry to achieve a good standard of living for themselves and their families back home. ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 31, 2011 |
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UN chief calls for global action to end AIDS
(AP) -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for global action Wednesday to put an end to AIDS by 2020 and relegate the killer disease to the history books.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jun 09, 2011 |
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