Beaten but not down! Exploring resilience among female sex workers (FSWs) in Nairobi, Kenya
Beaten but not down! Exploring resilience among female sex workers (FSWs) in Nairobi, Kenya
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The Maisha Fiti Study Champions , Maisha Fiti Study Champions , Wanjiru, Rhoda , Nyariki, Emily , Babu, Hellen , Lwingi, Ibrahim , Liku, Jennifer , Jama, Zaina , Kung’u, Mary , Ngurukiri, Polly , Oside, Daisy , Atieno, Agnes , Watata, Agnes , Gwala, Demitila , Kamene, Ruth , Akinyi, Mary , Njau, Faith , Nyamweya, Chrispo , Shah, Pooja , Okumu, Monica , Weiss, Helen , Kaul, Rupert , Beattie, Tara S. , Kimani, Joshua and Seeley, Janet
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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English
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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In Kenya sex work is illegal and those engaged in the trade are stigmatized and marginalized. We explored how female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya, utilize different resources to navigate the negative consequences of the work they do.
Qualitative data were collected in October 2019 from 40 FSWs who were randomly sampled from 1003 women enrolled...
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Beaten but not down! Exploring resilience among female sex workers (FSWs) in Nairobi, Kenya
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Maisha Fiti Study Champions
Wanjiru, Rhoda
Nyariki, Emily
Babu, Hellen
Lwingi, Ibrahim
Liku, Jennifer
Jama, Zaina
Kung’u, Mary
Ngurukiri, Polly
Oside, Daisy
Atieno, Agnes
Watata, Agnes
Gwala, Demitila
Kamene, Ruth
Akinyi, Mary
Njau, Faith
Nyamweya, Chrispo
Shah, Pooja
Okumu, Monica
Weiss, Helen
Kaul, Rupert
Beattie, Tara S.
Kimani, Joshua
Seeley, Janet
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_84ba91340f5f4c25872294de9f335697
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_84ba91340f5f4c25872294de9f335697
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1471-2458
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1471-2458
DOI
10.1186/s12889-022-13387-3
