[HTML][HTML] Condom negotiations among female sex workers in the Philippines: environmental influences

LA Urada, DE Morisky, N Pimentel-Simbulan… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Social and structural influences of condom negotiation among female sex
workers (FSWs) remain understudied. This study assesses environmental and individual …

Police sexual coercion and its association with risky sex work and substance use behaviors among female sex workers in St. Petersburg and Orenburg, Russia

V Odinokova, M Rusakova, LA Urada… - International Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Extensive research documents that female sex workers (FSWs) in Russia are
very vulnerable to abuses from police, including police sexual coercion. However, despite …

Social and structural factors associated with consistent condom use among female entertainment workers trading sex in the Philippines

LA Urada, DE Morisky, LI Hernandez, SA Strathdee - AIDS and Behavior, 2013 - Springer
This paper examined socio-structural factors of consistent condom use among female
entertainment workers at high risk for acquiring HIV in Metro Manila, Quezon City …

Substance use disorders, violence, mental health, and HIV: differentiating a syndemic factor by gender and sexuality

K Tsuyuki, EV Pitpitan, MA Levi-Minzi, LA Urada… - AIDS and Behavior, 2017 - Springer
This paper measures syndemic substance use disorder, violence, and mental health and
compares the syndemic among HIV-infected heterosexual men, heterosexual women, and …

[HTML][HTML] Economic vulnerability, violence, and sexual risk factors for HIV among female sex workers in Tijuana, Mexico

E Reed, BS West, E Frost, M Salazar, JG Silverman… - AIDS and Behavior, 2022 - Springer
Economic vulnerability is often reported to underlie involvement in sex work among female
sex workers (FSW), but may also create urgency in women's work, limiting women's …

[HTML][HTML] Homelessness at the San Diego Central Library: Assessing the potential role of social workers

LA Urada, MJ Nicholls, SR Faille - International journal of environmental …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nationwide, public libraries are experiencing an increase in “on-premise” opioid overdoses
and other issues (eg, suicide attempts) affecting unstably housed library users. The public …

[HTML][HTML] Sexual exploitation as a minor, violence, and HIV/STI risk among women trading sex in St. Petersburg and Orenburg, Russia

LA Urada, M Rusakova, V Odinokova… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Child sexual exploitation (CSE) is a major risk factor for acquiring human immunodeficiency
virus/sexually transmitted infections (HIV/STI), violence and other health concerns, yet few …

Sex work and its associations with alcohol and methamphetamine use among female bar and spa workers in the Philippines

LA Urada, SA Strathdee, DE Morisky… - Asia Pacific Journal …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
To assess the prevalence of sex work and its associations with substance use among
female bar/spa workers in the Philippines (N= 498), workers from 54 bar or spa venues in …

[HTML][HTML] Compassionate Care—Going the Extra Mile: Sex Trafficking Survivors' Recommendations for Healthcare Best Practices

AC Richie-Zavaleta, AM Villanueva, LM Homicile… - Sexes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Human Trafficking (HT) persists in the US, despite multi-level measures designed to mitigate
its societal costs. HT instruction for healthcare providers is growing, but there is a dearth of …

HIV prevalence and risk behaviors in male to female (MTF) transgender persons in Tijuana, Mexico

KJ Salas-Espinoza, R Menchaca-Diaz, TL Patterson… - AIDS and Behavior, 2017 - Springer
Compared to HIV research on men who have sex with men, less is known about the risks
and vulnerabilities for HIV among Male to Female (MTF) transgender persons, particularly in …