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Factors Associated with Risky Sexual Practices among Female Sex Workers in Karnataka, India

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Title
Factors Associated with Risky Sexual Practices among Female Sex Workers in Karnataka, India
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PLOS ONE, April 2013
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0062167
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Bidhubhusan Mahapatra, Catherine M. Lowndes, Sanjay Kumar Mohanty, Kaveri Gurav, Banadakoppa M. Ramesh, Stephen Moses, Reynold Washington, Michel Alary

Abstract

The objectives of this study are to develop a summary measure of risky sexual practice and examine the factors associated with this among female sex workers (FSWs) in Karnataka, India.

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Country Count As %
Nigeria 1 2%
Unknown 58 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 9 15%
Student > Bachelor 9 15%
Student > Master 8 14%
Researcher 5 8%
Student > Postgraduate 4 7%
Other 14 24%
Unknown 10 17%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 23 39%
Social Sciences 8 14%
Nursing and Health Professions 7 12%
Psychology 4 7%
Unspecified 3 5%
Other 2 3%
Unknown 12 20%