Imperial College London
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ProfessorMarie-ClaudeBoily

Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health

Professor of Mathematical Epidemiology
 
 
 
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@article{Deering:2011:10.1186/1471-2458-11-S6-S11,
author = {Deering, KN and Bhattacharjee, P and Bradley, J and Moses, SS and Shannon, K and Shaw, SY and Washington, R and Lowndes, CM and Boily, M-C and Ramesh, BM and Rajaram, S and Gurav, K and Alary, M},
doi = {10.1186/1471-2458-11-S6-S11},
journal = {BMC Public Health},
title = {Condom use within non-commercial partnerships of female sex workers in southern India},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-S6-S11},
volume = {11},
year = {2011}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - BackgroundAlthough female sex workers (FSWs) report high levels of condom use with commercial sex clients, particularly after targeted HIV preventive interventions have been implemented, condom use is often low with non-commercial partners. There is limited understanding regarding the factors that influence condom use with FSWs’ non-commercial partners, and of how programs can be designed to increase condom use with these partners. The main objectives of this study were therefore to describe FSWs’ self-reported non-commercial partners, along with interpersonal factors characterizing their non-commercial partnerships, and to examine the factors associated with consistent condom use (CCU) within non-commercial partnerships.MethodsThis study used data collected from cross-sectional questionnaires administered to 988 FSWs in four districts in Karnataka state in 2006-07. We used bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analysis to examine the relationship between CCU (i.e., ‘always’ compared to ‘never’, ‘sometimes’ or ‘frequently’) with non-commercial partners of FSWs (including the respondents’ husband or main cohabiting partner [if not married] and their most recent non-paying partner [who is neither a husband nor the main cohabiting partner, and with whom the FSW had sex within the previous year]) and interpersonal factors describing these partnerships, as well as social and environmental factors. Weighting and survey methods were used to account for the cluster sampling design.ResultsOverall, 511 (51.8%) FSWs reported having a husband or cohabiting partner and 247 (23.7%) reported having a non-paying partner. CCU with these partners was low (22.6% and 40.3% respectively). In multivariable analysis, the odds of CCU with FSWs’ husband or cohabiting partner were 1.8-fold higher for FSWs whose partner knew she was a sex worker (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 1.84, 95% confidence intervals[CI]: 1.0
AU  - Deering,KN
AU  - Bhattacharjee,P
AU  - Bradley,J
AU  - Moses,SS
AU  - Shannon,K
AU  - Shaw,SY
AU  - Washington,R
AU  - Lowndes,CM
AU  - Boily,M-C
AU  - Ramesh,BM
AU  - Rajaram,S
AU  - Gurav,K
AU  - Alary,M
DO  - 10.1186/1471-2458-11-S6-S11
PY  - 2011///
SN  - 1471-2458
TI  - Condom use within non-commercial partnerships of female sex workers in southern India
T2  - BMC Public Health
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-S6-S11
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/39252
VL  - 11
ER  -
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