Rajeev Vats

Awareness among female sex workers in Haryana

Sexually transmitted infections and using of condoms

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

There are four main categories of health risks faced by workers in the commercial sex industry. These relate to the acquisition of sexually transmitted infections (STI), harm through violence from clients or pimps, factors associated with the use of drugs and mental health.Bacterial (syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhoea and Mycoplasma genitalium) and viral STI [human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis A, B and C, herpes simplex virus (HSV) and human papilloma virus] are acquired mainly through unprotected vaginal, anal or oral intercourse.It has generally been assumed that commercial sex work facilitates the spread of STI in a population, but research suggests that this may only apply in certain settings such as the developing world and street sex work, where condom use may not be widely practised. It is important to increase awareness of condom use through peer education of sex workers or development and distribution of appropriate IEC materials on HIV/AIDS and other STI.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 72
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. November 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 5mm
• Gewicht: 125g
• ISBN-13: 9783659305801
• ISBN-10: 3659305804
• Artikelnr.: 62756441

Autorenporträt

Dr. Vats is presently working as Senior Lecturer in School of Biotechnology & Bioinformatics, The University of Dodoma, Tanzania. Earlier he worked as Academic Counsellor in IGNOU. He has research interest in Reproductive Physiology, Human Genetics, Epidemiology and published no. of articles in the journals of National and International repute.