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Article: Examining links between cocaine use and street-based sex work in new South Wales, Australia.
- Article from:
- The Journal of Sex Research
- Article date:
- May 1, 2006
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There has been increasing interest in recent years in the study of sex workers as a marginalized group at increased risk for a range of poorer mental and physical health outcomes (Vanwesenbeeck, 2001). Previous research has documented the risks of blood-borne virus (BBV) transmission and sexually transmitted infections (STI) among sex workers due to unprotected sex with clients (Gossop, Powis, Griffiths, & Strang, 1995) and the potential risks posed to the broader community via BBV transmission through clients to the general population (Tuan et al., 2004).
Illegal drug use has previously been documented as common among street-based sex workers in particular ...