Community organization membership, financial security, and social protection among female sex workers in India
Document Type
Article (peer-reviewed)
Publication Date
2018
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine the female sex workers’ (FSWs) community organization (CO) membership, their financial and social protection security, and the relationship between these factors among FSWs in India. Data from 4098 FSWs collected under the Avahan-III baseline evaluation survey—2015 in 5 high HIV prevalence states (Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh) in India were used here. More than three-fifths (77%) were registered CO members, of whom 79% had been CO members for more than 1 year. The likelihood of having high financial security (19% versus 10%; adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 1.7; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.3-2.1) and social protection security (13% versus 6%; AOR: 1.6; 95% CI: 1.2-2.0) was 2 times higher among FSWs who were CO members compared to those who were not. The study offers important insights into furthering CO membership to address financial and social vulnerability as a path to a sustainable reduction of HIV risk.
Recommended Citation
Patel, Sangram Kishor, Anrudh K. Jain, Madhusudana Battala, Bidhubhusan Mahapatra, and Niranjan Saggurti. 2018. "Community organization membership, financial security, and social protection among female sex workers in India," Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, https://doi.org/10.1177/2325958218811640.
DOI
10.1177/2325958218811640
Language
English
Project
Documenting and Disseminating Lessons from Avahan, the India AIDS Initiative