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Female sex worker social networks and STI/HIV prevention in South China.
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- Social network-based approaches to HIV testing: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2024Pooled it
- Social network and HIV risk behaviors in female sex workers: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2018Pooled it
- Social Media Interventions to Promote HIV Testing, Linkage, Adherence, and Retention: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2017Pooled it
- A Pay-It-Forward Approach to Improve Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Testing Uptake Among Female Sex Workers in China: Venue-Based Superiority Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2023Trial
- Social Support Associated with Condom Use Behavior Among Female Sex Workers in Iran.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2022Article
- Stigma in a Collectivistic Culture: Social Network of Female Sex Workers in China.AIDS and behavior · 2022Article
- Determinants of safe sexual behavior of female sex workers in Tehran: the woman, her network, and the sexual partner.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Access to HIV-prevention in female sex workers in Ukraine between 2009 and 2017: Coverage, barriers and facilitators.PloS one · 2021Article
- The Logic of Condom Use in Female Sex Workers in Bali, Indonesia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Protecting Men Who Have Sex With Men From HIV Infection With an mHealth App for Partner Notification: Observational Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Observational
- Understanding the Hierarchical Relationships in Female Sex Workers' Social Networks Based on Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Los Angeles Housing Models and Neighborhoods' Role in Supportive Housing Residents' Social Integration.Housing studies · 2019Article
- A mixed methods study of the social support networks of female sex workers and their primary noncommercial male partners in Tijuana, Mexico.Journal of mixed methods research · 2018Article
- Associated with Differences in Sexual Risk-Taking Behaviors Among Migrants in South Korea.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2017Article
- Work environments and HIV prevention: a qualitative review and meta-synthesis of sex worker narratives.BMC public health · 2015Review
- Intimate-Partner and Client-Initiated Violence among Female Street-Based Sex Workers in China: Does a Support Network Help?PloS one · 2015Article
- Unpacking the 'structural' in a structural approach for HIV prevention among female sex workers: a case study from China.Global public health · 2015Article
- Family Network, Workplace Network, and Their Influence on Condom Use: A Qualitative Study Among Older Female Sex Workers in China.Journal of sex research · 2015Article
- Social support and condom use among female sex workers in China.Health care for women international · 2015Article
- Sexual behavior and condom use among gay men, female sex workers, and their customers: evidence from South Korea.PloS one · 2013Article
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Abstract
backgroundReducing harm associated with selling and purchasing sex is an important public health priority in China, yet there are few examples of sustainable, successful programs to promote sexual health among female sex workers. The limited civil society and scope of nongovernmental organizations circumscribe the local capacity of female sex workers to collectively organize, advocate for their rights, and implement STI/HIV prevention programs. The purpose of this study was to examine social networks among low-income female sex workers in South China to determine their potential for sexual health promotion. METHODS/PRINCIPAL
findingsSemi-structured interviews with 34 low-income female sex workers and 28 health outreach members were used to examine how social relationships affected condom use and negotiation, STI/HIV testing and health-seeking behaviors, and dealing with violent clients. These data suggested that sex worker's laoxiang (hometown social connections) were more powerful than relationships between women selling sex at the same venue in establishing the terms and risk of commercial sex. Female sex workers from the same hometown often migrated to the city with their laoxiang and these social connections fulfilled many of the functions of nongovernmental organizations, including collective mobilization, condom promotion, violence mitigation, and promotion of health-seeking behaviors. Outreach members observed that sex workers accompanied by their laoxiang were often more willing to accept STI/HIV testing and trust local sexual health services. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: Organizing STI/HIV prevention services around an explicitly defined laoxiang social network may provide a strong foundation for sex worker health programs. Further research on dyadic interpersonal relationships between female sex workers, group dynamics and norm establishment, and the social network characteristics are needed.
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