HIV prevention programmes for female sex workers in Andhra Pradesh, India: outputs, cost and efficiency

Dandona, Lalit; Sisodia, Pratap; Kumar, SG Prem; Ramesh, YK; Kumar, Akshay; Rao, M. R.; Marseille, Elliot; Someshwar, M; Marshall, Nell; Kahn, James G.

doi:10.1186/1471-2458-5-98

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“…Brothel-based Definition: FSWs contacted by clients in recognized brothels (buildings or residential homes where people from outside the sex trade know that sex workers live and work). Asthana and Oostvogels (1996), Dandona et al (2005aDandona et al ( ,b, 2006 Other terminology: none Subcategories: none Highway-based Definition: FSWs who solicit clients on the highways, usually among long-distance truck drivers.…”

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The female sex work typology in India in the context of HIV/AIDS

Buzdugan

Halli

Cowan

2009

Tropical Med Int Health

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Summaryobjective To conduct a critical review of the typology of female sex work in India. method Published and unpublished studies were identified through electronic databases, hand searching and contacting experts.results The review assesses the appropriateness of the existing typologies from a programmatic perspective and identifies their strengths and limitations. It indicates there is conceptual confusion around the typology and that none of the existing typologies are exhaustive, in that none includes all types of sex work documented in India. The typology developed by the National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) is the most comprehensive. The typology is based on the primary place of solicitation and categorizes female sex workers (FSWs) as brothel-based, street-based, home-based, lodge-based, dhaba-based and highway-based FSWs. However, this typology has its limitations. First, it does not include all categories of FSWs documented in the literature, such as indirect-primary (primarily solicit clients at their places of work, which are venues where facilitating sex work is their main purpose e.g. massage parlours, bars), indirect-secondary (primarily solicit clients at their places of work, which are in non-sex work related industries e.g. agriculture, construction) and phone-based FSWs (primarily solicit clients through phones). Second, the methodology used to develop the typology proposed by NACO or by any other researchers is not explicit. In addition, the extent to which the typology captures the HIV risk variability between FSWs types is not explored.conclusion There is a need to develop an evidence-based, inclusive typology which takes account of HIV risk for researchers and programmers.keywords female sex work, typology of female sex work, India

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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The female sex work typology in India in the context of HIV/AIDS

Buzdugan

Halli

Cowan

2009

Tropical Med Int Health

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“…The active involvement of sex workers is widely considered a necessary component of such interventions (Chattopadhyay & McKaig, 2004;O'Neil, Orchard, Swarankar, Blanchard, Gaurav & Moses, 2004). Peer education, which involves sex workers by training and employing them to promote health, is one of the most common approaches (Dandona et al, 2005). At a more politicised level of involvement, a relatively strong sex workers' rights movement has emerged, which advocates that sex workers should be the leaders and decision-makers on health projects, and which also pursues legislative and social change (Jayasree, 2004).…”

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The necessary contradictions of ‘community-led’ health promotion: A case study of HIV prevention in an Indian red light district

Cornish

Ghosh²

2007

Social Science & Medicine

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“…250 [89] Range of unit costs 8-328 181-187 30-1748 5-250 Community mobilization with HIV/STI prevention 12,337-32,057 [40] Cost per DALY averted Community mobilization with HIV/STI prevention 520-1348 [40] Cost per QALY gained HIV education and condom distribution 44,692 [38] Range for cost-effectiveness studies 12,274-49,429,105 520-32,057 …”

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“…HIV education and condom distribution 24,921-874,050 [38,39] Condom social marketing 1914 [51] Cost per QALY gained HIV education and condom distribution 44,692 [38] Range for cost-effectiveness studies 24,921-874,050 1914…”

Section: Cost Per Infection Avertedmentioning

confidence: 99%