Overview and factors associated with pregnancies and abortions occurring in sex workers in Benin

• Main Authors: Gentiane Perrault Sullivan (Author), Fernand Aimé Guédou (Author), Georges Batona (Author), Frédéric Kintin (Author), Luc Béhanzin (Author), Lisa Avery (Author), Emmanuelle Bédard (Author), Marie-Pierre Gagnon (Author), Djimon Marcel Zannou (Author), Adolphe Kpatchavi (Author), Michel Alary (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Behavioural and structural factors related to sex work, place female sex workers (FSWs) at high risk of maternal mortality and morbidity (MMM), with a large portion due to unintended pregnancies and abortions. In the African context where MMM is the highest in the world, understa...