The impact of a microsavings intervention on reducing violence against women engaged in sex work: a randomized controlled study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Women who engage in sex work are at risk for experiencing violence from numerous perpetrators, including paying partners. Empirical evidence has shown mixed results regarding the impact of participation in microfinance interventions on women's experiences of violence, with some studies demonstrating reductions in intimate partner violence (IPV) and others showing heightened risk for IPV. The current study reports on the impact of participation in a microsavings intervention on experiences of paying partner violence among women engaged in sex work in Mongolia.

Methods

Between 2011 and 2013, we conducted a two-arm, non-blinded randomized controlled trial (RCT) comparing an HIV/STI risk reduction intervention (HIVSRR) (control condition) to a combined microsavings an

SUBMITTER: Tsai LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5086041 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature