@article{fdi:010076520, title = {{C}lient-initiated violence against {Z}ambian female sex workers : prevalence and associations with behavior, environment, and sexual history}, author = {{M}alama, {K}. and {S}agaon {T}eyssier, {L}uis and {P}arker, {R}. and {T}ichacek, {A}. and {S}harkey, {T}. and {K}ilembe, {W}. and {I}nambao, {M}. and {P}rice, {M}. {A}. and {S}pire, {B}. and {A}llen, {S}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{V}iolence against women is a known risk factor for {HIV} and affects female sex workers ({FSW}) in sub-{S}aharan {A}frica. {L}ittle is known about the magnitude and determinants of violence against {FSW} in {Z}ambia, where {HIV} and gender-based violence prevalence are high. {W}e conducted a cross-sectional study, using multivariable logistic regression, to determine the prevalence and correlates of client-initiated physical violence among 419 {FSW} in {L}usaka and {N}dola. {T}he prevalence of client-initiated physical violence was 39%. {T}he odds of violence were higher for {FSW} who: lived in {L}usaka, recruited clients from the street, serviced clients in the clients' homes, had a physically forced sexual debut, and had a higher client volume. {O}ur results call for safer working spaces for {FSW} and violence prevention interventions for their male clients.}, keywords = {physical violence ; female sex workers ; clients ; {HIV} ; {Z}ambia ; {ZAMBIE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {I}nterpersonal {V}iolence}, volume = {36}, numero = {17-18}, pages = {{NP}9483--{NP}9500}, ISSN = {0886-2605}, year = {2021}, DOI = {10.1177/0886260519860083}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010076520}, }