Anthropological Perspectives on Prostitution and AIDS in India

Increasing prevalence of HIV/AIDS across wider sections of the Indian society has focused attention on particularly vulnerable groups, such as sex workers. Thus far, attempts to rehabilitate and to arouse social awareness have been sporadic and isolated. This paper argues for the need to evoke a wid...

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Published in:Economic and political weekly 2001-10, Vol.36 (42), p.4025-4030
Main Author: Nag, Moni
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Condoms
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Sexual intercourse
Sexual relations
Sexually transmitted diseases
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Sexual intercourse
Sexual relations
Sexually transmitted diseases
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