Cambodian sex workers

, surveyed 271 female sex workers to ascertain the major causes of death for mothers in the industry and their children.Study author and Global Health Promise director Brian Willis said his research found that of 194 reported deaths of female sex workers, nearly a quarter, 43, were maternal deaths, meaning women who died either during pregnancy, during childbirth or within six weeks of a termination or childbirth.Some entertainment workers have multiple personal sexual partners, exacerbating the issue, said Un Vanny, deputy director of SMARTgirl, an organization that provides sexual health education to such workers.While they are protected from infection by clients, they might be exposed to risk by a regular sexual partner.“We need to disseminate AIDS information more and communicate ‘don’t trust the husband or boyfriend,’” Ms. “Only a test can prove if they are positive or not.”But while Choub Sok Chamreun, executive director of HIV prevention NGO Khana, said they were still searching for a solution, efforts to reduce HIV infection among sex workers have paid off.More than 86 percent of 3,151 sex workers surveyed across 18 provinces regularly use condoms with clients, according to research released yesterday by the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Dermatology and STDs.But only 27 percent consistently use condoms during sexual intercourse with their husbands, boyfriends or regular partners, the center found.“Sometimes they don’t use condoms to show trust in their boyfriend or husband, or sometimes because of alcohol use.AIM, founded by Brewster and his wife Bridget, opened its first center for former child sex workers in 2006, according to the group's website.

Sex workers are often blamed for transmitting HIV despite reports of safe sexual practices, she said.Dr Var Chivorn, executive director of the Reproductive Health Association of Cambodia, said despite abortions being a legal procedure in the Kingdom, stigma and shame were still major contributors to pregnant women seeking secret – and sometimes fatal – abortions.“Because abortion is sensitive and the women don’t want to disclose their pregnancy, sex workers, as the most vulnerable group, tend to go somewhere where they can hide their identity, where it’s cheap.To restore access and understand how to better interact with our site to avoid this in the future, please have your system administrator contact [email protected] Cambodian sex workers are increasingly using condoms with their clients, experts say a reluctance to use protection with their romantic partners may be undermining progress in preventing the spread of HIV.