"Sex Work" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The act or practice of engaging in sexual relations for money or other benefit.
| Descriptor ID |
D011477
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.802.790 I01.880.735.679
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| Concept/Terms |
Sex Work- Sex Work
- Work, Sex
- Sex Industry
- Industries, Sex
- Sex Industries
- Prostitution
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Sex Work" by people in this website by year, and whether "Sex Work" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sex Work" by people in Profiles.
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Intersections of Sex Work, Mental Ill-Health, IPV and Other Violence Experienced by Female Sex Workers: Findings from a Cross-Sectional Community-Centric National Study in South Africa. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 11 15; 18(22).
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Estimating the contribution of key populations towards HIV transmission in South Africa. J Int AIDS Soc. 2021 01; 24(1):e25650.
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HIV infections among female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya: current prevalence and trends over 25 years. Int J STD AIDS. 2020 12; 31(14):1389-1397.
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Self-Esteem as an Indicator of Transactional Sex Among Young Women in Rural South Africa (HPTN 068). AIDS Behav. 2020 Mar; 24(3):823-826.
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The Mediating Role of Partner Selection in the Association Between Transactional Sex and HIV Incidence Among Young Women. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2020 02 01; 83(2):103-110.
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Sex work and condom use in Soweto, South Africa: a call for community-based interventions with clients. Cult Health Sex. 2020 01; 22(1):1-15.
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'It's because I like things… it's a status and he buys me airtime': exploring the role of transactional sex in young women's consumption patterns in rural South Africa (secondary findings from HPTN 068). Reprod Health. 2018 May 29; 15(1):102.
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Cross-sectional study of female sex workers in Soweto, South Africa: Factors associated with HIV infection. PLoS One. 2017; 12(10):e0184775.
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Young women's perceptions of transactional sex and sexual agency: a qualitative study in the context of rural South Africa. BMC Public Health. 2017 08 22; 17(1):666.
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WHISPER or SHOUT study: protocol of a cluster-randomised controlled trial assessing mHealth sexual reproductive health and nutrition interventions among female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya. BMJ Open. 2017 Aug 18; 7(8):e017388.