Commercial Sex Workers (CSWs)
Commercial sex workers are thought to be at increased risk for HIV infection. CSWs include men, women and transgendered people who commerically trade sex and sex services.
Documents located during CATIE's HIV prevention literature survey 2009 are: 

Behets, F., Rasolofomanana, J. R., Van Damme, K., Vaovola, G., Adriamiadana, J., Ranaivo, A., McClamroch, K., Dallabetta, G., van Dam, Johnannes, Rasamilalao, D., Rasamindra, A., & the Mad-STI Working Group. (2003). Evidence-based treatement guidelines for sexually transmitted infections developed with and for female sex workers. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 8(3), 251-258.

Mimiaga, M. J., Reisner, S. L., Tinsley, J. P., Mayer, K. H. & Safren, S. A. (2009). Street workers and internet escorts: Contextual and psychosocial factors surrounding HIV risk behavior among men who engage in sex work with other men. Journal of Urban Health 86(1), 54-66.

Operario, D., Soma, T., & Underhill, K. (2008). Sex work and HIV status among transgender women: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, 48(1), 97-103.

Rahnama, R., & Center for AIDS Prevention Studies. (2008). What are sex workers’ HIV prevention needs? Retrieved July 13, 2009, from http://www.caps.ucsf.edu/pubs/FS/revsexworkers.php.

Shannon, K., Bright, V., Gibson, K., Tyndall, M. W., & the Maka Project Partnership. (2007). Sexual and drug-related vulnerabilities for HIV infection among women engaged in survival sex work in Vancouver, Canada. Canadian Journal of Public Health 98(6), 465-469.

Smith, R. J., Bodine, E. N., Wilson, D. P., & Blower, S. M. (2005). Evaluating the potential impact of vaginal microbicides to reduce the risk of acquiring HIV infection in female sex workers. AIDS 20(2), 413-421.

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