Community mobilisation and empowerment of female sex workers is significantly associated with reduced HIV/STI risk in Karnataka state, south India

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2012
Country:
India
Document Type:
Conference Paper
Theme:
Health
Authors:
Vickerman, P., Watts, C., Heise, L., Moses, S., Ramesh, B.M., Beattie, T., Dhanunjaya Rao, Mohan, H.L., Parinita Bhattacharjee, Ravi Prakash, Shajy Isac, Sudha Chandrashekar, Suresh, M.

Abstract

What is the impact of community mobilisation as a central component of targeted HIV prevention programmes in India? Research presented in this poster demonstrates how community mobilisation activities built the capacity of female sex workers to manage their vulnerability to HIV.

Citation

Beattie, T.; Parinita Bhattacharjee; Sudha Chandrashekar; Mohan, H.L.; Suresh, M.; Dhanunjaya Rao; Shajy Isac; Ravi Prakash; Vickerman, P.; Heise, L.; Ramesh, B.M.; Moses, S.; Watts, C. Community mobilisation and empowerment of female sex workers is significantly associated with reduced HIV/STI risk in Karnataka state, south India. Presented at AIDS 2012. (2012) 1 pp.

Community mobilisation and empowerment of female sex workers is significantly associated with reduced HIV/STI risk in Karnataka state, south India

Published 1 January 2012
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