GHP report investigates the causes of maternal deaths among sex workers

An Abortion Is Still a Death Sentence for Many Cambodian Sex Workers Posted in Tonic by Holly Robertson June 13, 2017 A recent report is the first to investigate the causes of maternal deaths among sex workers anywhere in the world. Sreyleap* had been a sex worker for two years when she first realized she […]

The New York Times sites Global Health Promise study

Cambodian sex workers waiting for customers at a public park in Phnom Penh.Credit Chor Sokunthea/Reuters

H.I.V. Stalks Prostitutes and Their Children in Cambodia By Donald G. McNeil Jr. New York Times Feb. 20, 2017 Abortion and AIDS are the two most common causes of death among Cambodian female sex workers, and AIDS is the most frequent cause of death among their children, according to a small new study. Prostitution in […]

Phnom Penh Post – Abortions pose hidden risk for Cambodia’s sex

Sex workers wait for clients late at night near Wat Phnom in downtown Phnom Penh in 2009. Sovan Philong

Abortions pose hidden risk for Cambodia’s sex workers: study Posted in the Phnom Penh Post By Erin Handley Publication date 28 November 2016 A shocking 40 percent of maternal deaths among Cambodian sex workers were the result of abortions, according to a recent study. The research, published online last week in peer-reviewed journal BioMed Central […]