Coercive sex and violence among Moscow female sex workers and associations with STI/HIV

Saturday, March 31, 2012: 2:10 PM-3:30 PM
Pacific C (San Francisco Marriott Marquis)
Speaker:
Michele R. Decker, ScD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Authors:
Andrea L. Wirtz, MSPH, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Stefan Baral, MD, MPH, MBA, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Alena Peryshkina, BA, AIDS Infoshare
Vladmir Mogilnyi, BA, AIDS Infoshare
Rachel A. Weber, PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Vivian Go, PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Chris Beyrer, MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health


Presentation Format:
Scientific Program Report

Learning Objectives:
  1. Describe the prevalence of coercive sex and violence among female sex workers
  2. Describe links of violence with STI/HIV among a high-risk and vulnerable population
  3. Describe differences in the STI/HIV impact of vioelence based on perpetrator
Description:
Coercive Sex & Violence among Moscow Female Sex Workers: Associations with STI/HIV