Burden of HIV among female sex workers in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 06/26/2012
Baral S et al. – Although data characterising HIV risk among female sex workers is scarce, the burden of disease is disproportionately high. These data suggest an urgent need to scale up access to quality HIV prevention programmes. Considerations of the legal and policy environments in which sex workers operate and actions to address the important role of stigma, discrimination, and violence targeting female sex workers is needed.
