Police Discrimination, Misconduct, and Stigmatization of Female Sex Workers in Kenya: Associations with Delayed and Avoided Health Care Utilization and Lower Consistent Condom Use

• Main Authors: David Kuria Mbote (Author), Laura Nyblade (Author), Caroline Kemunto (Author), Kayla Giger (Author), Joshua Kimani (Author), Pia Mingkwan (Author), Stella Njuguna (Author), Emmanuel Oga (Author), John D. Kraemer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Harvard FXB Center for Health and Human Rights, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Discrimination and violence against sex workers by police are common in many populations and are associated with negative health outcomes, as well as being per se violations of human rights laws and norms. There is a close and mutually reinforcing nexus between legally actionable rights violations a...