What determines violence among female sex workers in an intimate partner relationship? Findings from North Karnataka, south India

• Main Authors: Prakash Javalkar (Author), Lucy Platt (Author), Ravi Prakash (Author), Tara Beattie (Author), Parinita Bhattacharjee (Author), Raghavendra Thalinja (Author), Kavitha D. L. (Author), Chaitanya AIDS Tadegattuva Mahila Sangha (Author), Satyanarayana Ramanaik (Author), Martine Collumbien (Author), Calum Davey (Author), Stephen Moses (Author), Rachel Jewkes (Author), Shajy Isac (Author), Lori Heise (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Like other women in India, female sex workers (FSWs) frequently experience violence from their intimate partners (IPs)-a reality that increases their risk of acquiring HIV or other sexually transmitted infections. Less is known about the nature of these intimate relationships or...