Document 0915
 DOCN  M94A0915
 TI    Sex workers of Surat: an environmental study.
 DT    9412
 AU    Bhattacharya RD; Raval S; Sangeeta; GAP, SIRMCE, Ahmedabad, India.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(2):251 (abstract no. PC0369). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94371660
 AB    OBJECTIVES: To bring solidarity amongst the CSW to use condom and health
       for mother and child. METHODOLOGY: Surat red light area is the only red
       light area in Gujarat State and the city is crowded with the immigrant
       workers from the far off states. There are about 500 CSW, 80% are from
       other states and 10% are from Nepal. Only a few madams are from Gujarat.
       The brothel houses of Surat are distinctly different from other cities,
       as the girls here enjoy more freedom and liberty, less opression from
       madams and muscle men. Our visit to the red light area was to understand
       the environment, their feelings and values. We realised that first of
       all they are mother and then they are sex workers. They give lot of
       values to the family life and each one wanted their children to get
       education and job. They did not know anything about AIDS and they
       refused to do sex with clients who wanted to have sex with condom. We
       work to unite them together to use condom under the slogan No condom No
       sex, through the peers. Our next step is to bring the immunization
       programme for the children of this locality and informal schooling this
       will be done in liason with other NGOs. CONCLUSION: The girls in the
       area are very cooperative. In the mean time they are already aware about
       the use of condom and base line study has been started.
 DE    Attitude  Child  Child Welfare  Condoms  Female  Human  India
       Interpersonal Relations  Maternal Welfare  Prostitution/*PSYCHOLOGY
       MEETING ABSTRACT

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