Exploring the Role of Community-Based Peer Support in Improving Access to Care and Antiretroviral Treatment for Sex Workers in Mysore, India
Lisa Lazarus
1
,
Sushena Reza Paul
2
,
Pasha Akram
3
,
Seema Jairam
3
,
Hafeez Ur Rahman Syed
3
,
John O’Neil
1
,
Robert Lorway
2
3
Ashodaya Samithi , Mysore , Karnataka , India
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Publication type: Journal Article
Publication date: 2012-04-01
scimago Q3
wos Q4
SJR: 0.220
CiteScore: 1.4
Impact factor: 0.3
ISSN: 15381501, 1538151X
Health (social science)
Abstract
To meet the HIV prevention needs of sex workers in India, some community-based organizations have begun integrating peer education and community mobilization into community-led structural interventions. As the role of community-based organizations continues to expand into new service areas, it is important to understand how these new interventions are received. This agency assessment was done in collaboration with Ashodaya Samithi in 2009. Ashodaya Samithi is a community-based organization led by female, male, and transgendered sex workers. In the past year, HIV-positive sex workers of Ashodaya have registered their own organization, known as Ashraya. Based on qualitative findings, this study describes how community-based organizations can play an important role in improving access to care and antiretroviral treatment for sex workers. The rapid growth of Ashraya and its success at fostering social solidarity and large-scale structural interventions hold valuable lessons for community-based organizations a...
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Lazarus L. et al. Exploring the Role of Community-Based Peer Support in Improving Access to Care and Antiretroviral Treatment for Sex Workers in Mysore, India // Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services. 2012. Vol. 11. No. 2. pp. 152-168.
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Lazarus L., Reza Paul S., Akram P., Jairam S., Syed H. U. R., O’Neil J., Lorway R. Exploring the Role of Community-Based Peer Support in Improving Access to Care and Antiretroviral Treatment for Sex Workers in Mysore, India // Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services. 2012. Vol. 11. No. 2. pp. 152-168.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1080/15381501.2012.678132
UR - https://doi.org/10.1080/15381501.2012.678132
TI - Exploring the Role of Community-Based Peer Support in Improving Access to Care and Antiretroviral Treatment for Sex Workers in Mysore, India
T2 - Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services
AU - Lazarus, Lisa
AU - Reza Paul, Sushena
AU - Akram, Pasha
AU - Jairam, Seema
AU - Syed, Hafeez Ur Rahman
AU - O’Neil, John
AU - Lorway, Robert
PY - 2012
DA - 2012/04/01
PB - Taylor & Francis
SP - 152-168
IS - 2
VL - 11
SN - 1538-1501
SN - 1538-151X
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@article{2012_Lazarus,
author = {Lisa Lazarus and Sushena Reza Paul and Pasha Akram and Seema Jairam and Hafeez Ur Rahman Syed and John O’Neil and Robert Lorway},
title = {Exploring the Role of Community-Based Peer Support in Improving Access to Care and Antiretroviral Treatment for Sex Workers in Mysore, India},
journal = {Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services},
year = {2012},
volume = {11},
publisher = {Taylor & Francis},
month = {apr},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/15381501.2012.678132},
number = {2},
pages = {152--168},
doi = {10.1080/15381501.2012.678132}
}
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Lazarus, Lisa, et al. “Exploring the Role of Community-Based Peer Support in Improving Access to Care and Antiretroviral Treatment for Sex Workers in Mysore, India.” Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services, vol. 11, no. 2, Apr. 2012, pp. 152-168. https://doi.org/10.1080/15381501.2012.678132.