@article{ref1,
title="The impact of an alcohol harm reduction intervention on interpersonal violence and engagement in sex work among female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya: Results from a randomized controlled trial",
journal="Drug and alcohol dependence",
year="2016",
author="Parcesepe, Angela M. and L'Engle, Kelly L. and Martin, Sandra L. and Green, Sherri and Sinkele, William and Suchindran, Chirayath and Speizer, Ilene S. and Mwarogo, Peter and Kingola, Nzioki",
volume="161",
number="",
pages="21-28",
abstract="AIMS: To evaluate whether an alcohol harm reduction intervention was associated with reduced interpersonal violence or engagement in sex work among female sex workers (FSWs) in Mombasa, Kenya. <br><br>DESIGN: Randomized controlled trial. SETTING: HIV prevention drop-in centers in Mombasa, Kenya. PARTICIPANTS: 818 women 18 or older in Mombasa who visited HIV prevention drop-in centers, were moderate-risk drinkers and engaged in transactional sex in past six months (410 and 408 in intervention and control arms, respectively). INTERVENTION: 6 session alcohol harm reduction intervention. COMPARATOR: 6 session non-alcohol related nutrition intervention. MEASUREMENTS: In-person interviews were conducted at enrollment, immediately post-intervention and 6-months post-intervention. General linear mixed models examined associations between intervention assignment and recent violence (physical violence, verbal abuse, and being robbed in the past 30 days) from paying and non-paying sex partners and engagement in sex work in the past 30 days. <br><br>FINDINGS: The alcohol intervention was associated with statistically significant decreases in physical violence from paying partners at 6 months post-intervention and verbal abuse from paying partners immediately post-intervention and 6-months post-intervention. Those assigned to the alcohol intervention had significantly reduced odds of engaging in sex work immediately post-intervention and 6-months post-intervention. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The alcohol intervention was associated with reductions in some forms of violence and with reductions in engagement in sex work among FSWs in Mombasa, Kenya.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0376-8716",
doi="10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.12.037",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.12.037"
}