Awareness and High Risk Behaviour Related to HIV/ AIDS among Garment Workers in Bangalore, India

Saraswathi, S; Jagadish, Sujay; Divakar, Sonica; Kishore, Kamal

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“…Chen, Gao, Cheng, & Li, 2017). FGWs were diagnosed as acquiring numerous health problems, such as fevers, coughs, jaundice, musculoskeletal, problems kidney failure, respiratory difficulties, and STIs and HIV (Ahmed & Raihan, 2014;Lombardo, Vijitha de Silva, Lipscomb, & Østbye, 2012;Nishigaya, 2002;Paudyal et al, 2015;Saraswathi, Jagadish, Divakar, & Kishore, 2013) as a consequence of their occupation, and hence FGWs suffer sickness and become incompetent to remain at work (Kabir et al, 2019). Infections with STIs increase the chance of spreading HIV.…”

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“…These FGWs may not want to disclose their risk behaviors due to stigma or losing their jobs at their work stations due to lack of awareness, and thus FGWs may not feel comfortable utilizing these services. The other intention is that their husbands/ partners may have numerous sex partners and are already HIV+, and would transfer HIV to their spouses, which replicates complex STI and HIV positivity (Desai, Kosambiya, Mulla, Verma, & Patel, 2013;Saraswathi et al, 2013).…”

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Female garment workers' understandings of sexually transmitted infections in selected low to middle-income countries: A systematic review

Mahmood

2021

Public Health of Indonesia

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Objective: This study reviewed the current state of knowledge of female garment workers’ (FGWs) personal understandings and their experiences of their human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) experiences in selected low to middle-income countries (LMIC).Methods: Relevant literature on FGWs health on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV within selected LMIC published between 1988 and 2020 carried out, and a systematic review search technique used, utilizing the PRISMA protocol. Significant and relevant information from selected articles obtained and presented existing literature in the method of new outcomes as well as critically interpret existing outcomes. The themes and keywords were examined in the abstract and title of literature extracted using the aforementioned search engines.Results: Major causes of HIV vulnerability of FGWs are poverty (low wages), gender inequality, drug abuse, multiple sex partners, lack of knowledge on STIs/HIV, low use of condoms, and rape violence found in selected LMIC.Conclusion: For empowering FGWs, health education/workplace intervention is crucial, comprising prevention of sexual harassment, workplace violence (WPV), and intimate partner violence (IPV) related training by government sectors, non-government organizations (NGOs), and civil society. A good surveillance system on key populations, including FGWs, and a good public health system in every country is the key and acts very fast for prevention of STIs and HIV on FGWs and contribute to guide policymakers and researchers and improve FGWs health in LIMC.

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Female garment workers' understandings of sexually transmitted infections in selected low to middle-income countries: A systematic review

Mahmood

2021

Public Health of Indonesia

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Health vulnerabilities of readymade garment (RMG) workers: a systematic review

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BackgroundThere is a paucity of literature that addresses the health vulnerabilities of readymade garment (RMG) workers in South and Southeast Asian regions. Therefore, the aim of this systematic review is to identify the distinctive types of health vulnerabilities along with the causes and consequences of these vulnerabilities of the RMG workers in South and Southeast Asian regions.MethodsSystematic review search methods were applied utilising the PRISMA protocol. Literature published between July 2007 to June 2017 on health vulnerabilities of the RMG workers of South and Southeast Asian countries were identified through electronic databases and manual searches.ResultsA total number of 19 studies (16 quantitative studies, 3 mixed-method studies) were included from the primary 17,001 papers identified. The quality of these studies was assessed by using the EPHPP (effective public health practice project) and the CASP (critical appraisal skills programme) tools. From the identified studies, 14 were considered ‘strong,’ with the remainder assessed as ‘moderate’ quality. The findings reported in these studies suggest that RMG workers of South and Southeast Asian countries are prone to several health vulnerabilities which include physical and psychological issues. Further, many of these health vulnerabilities arise from the nature of the RMG workplace, and include unhygienic and unsafe working environments, hazardous conditions of the factories, and lack of safety equipment.ConclusionsThis systematic review suggests that RMG workers’ health vulnerabilities are an emerging area of inquiry that needs to be better understood and solutions identified. Little is currently known about the distinctive types of health vulnerabilities of the RMG workers of these countries, other than Bangladesh and India, due to the lack of robust studies in other South and Southeast Asian countries. Although the health vulnerabilities of the Bangladeshi and Indian RMG workers have been previously highlighted, the health vulnerabilities arising from sudden disasters in the sector remain a neglected issue.

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Awareness and High Risk Behaviour Related to HIV/ AIDS among Garment Workers in Bangalore, India

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Female garment workers' understandings of sexually transmitted infections in selected low to middle-income countries: A systematic review

Female garment workers' understandings of sexually transmitted infections in selected low to middle-income countries: A systematic review

Health vulnerabilities of readymade garment (RMG) workers: a systematic review

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