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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Devising a female sex work typology using data from Karnataka, India
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 39, No. 2, Article dyp351, Year 2010
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Background: We examine the extent to which an existing sex work typology captures human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) risk in Karnataka and propose a systematic approach for devising evidence-based typologies. Methods: The proposed approach has four stages: (i) identifying main places of solicitation and places of sex; (ii) constructing possible typologies based on either or both of these criteria; (iii) analysing variations in indicators of risk, such as HIV/sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevalence and client volume, across the categories of the typologies; and (iv) identifying the simplest typology that captures the risk variation experienced by female sex workers (FSWs) across different settings. Analysis is based on data from 2312 participants in integrated biological and behavioural assessments of FSWs conducted in Karnataka, India. Logistic regression was used to predict HIV/STI status (high-titre syphilis, gonorrhea or chlamydia) and linear regression to predict client volume. Results: Our analysis suggests that the most appropriate typology in Karnataka consists of the following categories: brothel to brothel (i.e. solicit and have sex in brothels) (11% of sampled FSWs); home to home (32%), street to home (11%), street to rented room (9%), street to lodge (22%), street to street (9%) and other FSWs (8%). Street to lodge FSWs had high HIV (30%) and STI prevalence (27%), followed by brothel to brothel FSWs (34 and 13%, respectively). Conclusions: The proposed typology identifies street to lodge FSWs as being at particularly high risk, which was obscured by the existing typology that distinguishes between FSWs based on place of solicitation alone. © Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the International Epidemiological Association. The Author 2009; all rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Buzdugan, Raluca
United Kingdom, London
University College London
Canada, Winnipeg
Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba
Copas, Andrew J.
United Kingdom, London
University College London
Moses, Stephen
Canada, Winnipeg
Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba
Blanchard, James Frederick
Canada, Winnipeg
Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba
Isac, Shajy K.
India, Bengaluru
Karnataka Health Promotion Trust
Ramesh, Banadalkoppa Manjappa
Canada, Winnipeg
Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba
India, Bengaluru
Karnataka Health Promotion Trust
Washington, Reynold G.
Canada, Winnipeg
Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba
India, Bengaluru
Karnataka Health Promotion Trust
India, Bengaluru
St. John's Research Institute
Cowan, Frances Mary
United Kingdom, London
University College London
Statistics
Citations: 45
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/ije/dyp351
ISSN:
14643685
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Participants Gender
Female