ArticleThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2010
Can a targeted GP-led clinic improve outcomes for street sex workers who use heroin?
Article in The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Interventions to improve health and the determinants of health among sex workers in high-income countries: a systematic review.The Lancet. Public health · 2023Pooled it
- Systematic review of interventions to reduce illicit drug use in female drug-dependent street sex workers.BMJ open · 2015Pooled it
- Quality of life, mental health, and socio-demographic differences across sex work settings: implications for specialized healthcare and support services.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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- Identifying possible reasons why female street sex workers have poor drug treatment outcomes: a qualitative study.BMJ open · 2017Article
- Access to healthcare for long-term conditions in women involved in street-based prostitution: a qualitative study.BMC family practice · 2015Article
- Long term outcomes of pharmacological treatments for opioid dependence: does methadone still lead the pack?British journal of clinical pharmacology · 2014Review
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Abstract
Female street sex workers in the UK are often addicted to heroin, and sex work may be a result of the economic drive to fund this addiction. This study looks at outcomes of a primary care drugs treatment intervention for street sex workers who use heroin, using prescribed maintenance treatment with intensive health and psychosocial support. Thirty-four sex workers entered the study and 100% were retained in the study at 1 year. After 1 year, only 33% of participants were still sex workers. Quality of life had improved significantly and heroin use had reduced.
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