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HIV prevalence and predictors of infection in sex-trafficked Nepalese girls and women.

TitleHIV prevalence and predictors of infection in sex-trafficked Nepalese girls and women.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2007
AuthorsSilverman, Jay G., Michele R. Decker, Jhumka Gupta, Ayonija Maheshwari, Brian M. Willis, and Anita Raj
JournalJAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association
Volume298
Issue5
Pagination536-42
Date Published2007 Aug 1
ISSN1538-3598
KeywordsAdolescent, Adult, Child, Female, HIV Infections, Humans, India, Nepal, Prevalence, Prostitution, Risk, Sex Offenses, Survivors
AbstractSex trafficking of girls and women is widespread across South Asia and is recognized as both a violent gender-based crime and major human rights violation. Inadequate empirical data exist to characterize this phenomenon and its related health consequences, such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
DOI10.1177/0886260510388288
Alternate JournalJAMA

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