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Public Drinking Venues as Risk Environments: Commercial Sex, Alcohol and Violence in a Large Informal Settlement in Nairobi, Kenya

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Acknowledgements

We are indebted to our research assistants, Mr. Vincent Ngase and Mr. Dominic Murumbutsa, for their input and efforts in completing the interviewing for this project. Without their intelligence, innovation and diligence the project would not have been possible. Similarly, we are grateful to the many Kibera residents who acted as our guides and gatekeepers, and of course to the men who consented to be part of this study. This research was funded by a NIH Centre Grant (1R24HD056799-01). We dedicate this work to the late Dr. Elizabeth Ngugi, who pioneered research among FSW in Kenya and initiated, contributed to, and managed alternative occupational training programs for sub-Saharan African FSW.

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  1. Department of Anthropology, Centre for Addictions Research of British Columbia, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada

    Eric Abella Roth

  2. Department of Sociology, Centre for Addictions Research of British Columbia, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada

    Cecilia Benoit & Mikael Jansson

  3. Department of Sociology, Centre for Global Studies, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada

    Helga Hallsgrimdottir

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Roth, E.A., Benoit, C., Jansson, M. et al. Public Drinking Venues as Risk Environments: Commercial Sex, Alcohol and Violence in a Large Informal Settlement in Nairobi, Kenya. Hum Ecol 45, 277–283 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-017-9897-2

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