HIV/AIDS awareness among Female Sex Workers

Dr. Archana Shukla; Deepti Mehrotra

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| Published: September 25, 2015

HIV/AIDS awareness among Female Sex Workers

Dr. Archana Shukla

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow Google Scholar More about the auther

, Deepti Mehrotra

Masters of Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.024/20150204

DOI: 10.25215/0204.024

ABSTRACT

Context / background: The present study endeavourers to cast a glance at HIV/AIDS awareness among Female Sex Workers in CREATE (Centre for Rural Entrepreneurship and Technical Education) at Lucknow. Aim: To explore HIV/AIDS awareness among female sex workers. Methods: An ex post facto research with an exploratory orientation was conducted, on 50 female sex workers selected on the basis of purposive sampling (age ranged 20-30 years). An effort was made to identify the level of awareness among female sex workers through self devised questions. Percentage analysis was done. Results: Results revealed that majority of female sex workers were aware of HIV/AIDS, STD, there causes and preventive aspects. Conclusions: Though the picture seemed somewhat positive yet it is pathetic that almost half of the sample seemed either confused or unaware of the essential concepts regarding HIV/AIDS.

Keywords

Female sex worker, HIV/AIDS, STD, prostitution

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How to cite this article: A Shukla, D Mehrotra. (2015). HIV/AIDS awareness among Female Sex Workers. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 2 (4), DOI: 10.25215/0204.024, DIP: 18.01.024/20150204