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The limits of behaviour change theory: Condom use and contexts of HIV risk in the Kolkata sex industry

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Pages 27-41 | Published online: 23 Nov 2007

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Sayantan Ghosal, Smarajit Jana, Anandi Mani, Sandip Mitra & Sanchari Roy. (2022) Sex Workers, Stigma, and Self-Image: Evidence from Kolkata Brothels. The Review of Economics and Statistics 104:3, pages 431-448.
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Gay Young, Mona J. E. Danner, Lucía Fort & Kim M. Blankenship. (2021) Community Mobilization Challenging Gender Power Imbalances: Women Sex Workers’ Capacity to Engage in Health-Enhancing Practices in Southern India. AIDS and Behavior 26:4, pages 1238-1250.
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