Voilence Against Female Sex Workers in Ghana; Analysis of Associated Factors

ABSTRACT 

Background: Violence against female sex workers (FSWs) is a widespread phenomenon induced primarily by the pervasive worldview that sex work is a contravention of morality. It is however necessary to dismantle the barrier posed by violence against FSWs in order to reach them with HIV services due to the pivotal role they, their clients and partners of their clients play in reinforcing the HIV epidemic. Objective: This study sought to assess the risk factors for violence against FSWs in Ghana. Method: The study used secondary data from the 2015 IBBSS among FSWs (n=4,279) and their non-paying partners conducted by Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC). Bivariate, and multiple logistic regression analyses were done to establish factors associated with violence against FSWs. Statistical significance was set at a pvalue