High prevalence of forced sex among non-brothel based, wine shop centered sex workers in Chennai, India

摘要: Sexual violence has been shown to increase women’s risk of HIV infection. India is a country where the epidemic growing among women and intimate partner (IPV) pervasive. This study examined prevalence factors associated with forced sex female workers (FSWs) in Chennai, India. We conducted probability survey FSWs 24 slum venues identified predictive for recent using univariate multivariable proportional odds models. Among 522 FSWs, 28% reported having one 35% 2+ partners. In final model, who had high number partners strong tendency drink alcohol before were more likely have experienced sex, both unprotected nonspousal >20 days consumption last 30 sex. Discussion about family larger social networks was independently lower FSWs. interventions their clients aimed at reducing encouraging condom use could be enhanced by prevention facilitate discourse sexual violence.