@article{ref1,
title="Effectiveness of an adapted evidence-based woman-focused intervention for sex workers and non-sex workers: the Women's Health CoOp in South Africa",
journal="Journal of drug issues",
year="2011",
author="Wechsberg, Wendee M. and Zule, William A. and Luseno, Winnie K. and Kline, Tracy L. and Browne, Felicia A. and Novak, Scott P. and Ellerson, Rachel Middlesteadt",
volume="41",
number="2",
pages="233-252",
abstract="South Africa's concurrent epidemics of HIV, substance use, and gender-based violence point to the urgent need for interventions that address the intersectional nature of these issues. A community-based randomized trial assessed the efficacy of an adapted evidence-based Woman-Focused HIV intervention addressing all three issues with sex workers and non-sex workers. At 6-month follow-up, non-sex workers in the Woman-Focused intervention reported significantly lower mean numbers of days drinking alcohol in the previous 30 days, were significantly less likely to meet DSM-IV criteria for alcohol dependence, were more likely to report using a condom at last sex with a main partner, and were less likely to report sexual abuse by a main partner in the previous 90 days. Sex workers in the Woman-Focused intervention were significantly less likely to report physical abuse by a main partner. The findings suggest that gender-focused interventions can be effective for vulnerable women and should be offered more broadly.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-0426",
doi="10.1177/002204261104100205",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/002204261104100205"
}