Showing papers by "Gail E. Henderson published in 2004"
TL;DR: Differences in occupational control among one type of brothel-based prostitutes in China are examined, demonstrating the importance of prevention activities directed at the brothel managers and clients, as well as the sex workers, to focus on sociocultural aspects of sex work.
Abstract: Sexual transmission of HIV in China is rapidly increasing in part driven by commercial sex work. This article examines variations in occupational control among one type of brothel-based prostitutes in China and the relationship between the terms and content of this work and the risk of HIV/AIDS. Organizational factors are discussed as part of the current political economic and social context of sex work in China. The analysis is based on ethnographic observation and in-depth interviews conducted in south China in 2000 and 2001 involving 158 female prostitutes from 45 brothels in 4 red light districts. Qualitative analysis of interview and observational data used development of thematic codes measuring occupational control. Brothel-based female sex workers in China are a heterogeneous population displaying considerable variability in the organization of life and work relationships with managers and clients ability to negotiate condom use knowledge of sexually transmitted diseases and HIV and occupational identity all of which may result in different risks of acquiring HIV. HIV prevention activities in China must focus on sociocultural aspects of sex work. Such interventions depend on detailed knowledge of its organization. The results of this study demonstrate the importance of prevention activities directed at the brothel managers and clients as well as the sex workers. (authors)
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TL;DR: A study of potential sources of therapeutic misconception in early phase gene transfer research, examining how investigators and their consent forms represent the prospect for direct benefit, demonstrates that even though half of PIs said they expected direct medical benefit for their subjects, they did not necessarily convey this to their subjects.
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TL;DR: Clinician training and the internet in China are reviewed, and the results of a convenience sampling of 136 Chinese clinicians regarding their access and attitudes towards computer based HIV/STI training are presented.
Abstract: The spread of HIV in China is accelerating and many Chinese physicians are poorly trained to address it.1 We review clinician training and the internet in China, and present the results of a convenience sampling of 136 Chinese clinicians regarding their access and attitudes towards computer based HIV/STI training.
Having been trained in an era of virtual STI eradication, many Chinese physicians are inadequately prepared to respond to the current HIV epidemic.2 Medical school curricula frequently lack STI coursework, and a European Union-China Project (EUCP) study in 2000 showed as few as 5% of physicians had ever received any HIV/STI …
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