Sex work stigma and non-disclosure to health care providers: data from a large RDS study among FSW in Brazil

• Main Authors: Inês Dourado (Author), Mark Drew Crosland Guimarães (Author), Giseli Nogueira Damacena (Author), Laio Magno (Author), Paulo Roberto Borges de Souza Júnior (Author), Celia Landmann Szwarcwald (Author), The Brazilian FSW Group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Stigma in health services may be detrimental to health seeking attitudes and practices. This study investigates non-disclosure of sex work to health care providers among female sex workers (FSW) in Brazil and its association with the utilization of health care services. Methods T...