Punitive legal environments remain a challenge to HIV prevention efforts in Central Asia, and female sex workers who use drugs are vulnerable to police violence. Little is known about the heterogeneity of police violence against female sex workers who use drugs and factors associated with HIV risk in Central Asia, despite the growing HIV epidemic.

Authors: Trena I Mukherjee, Andrea Norcini Pala, Assel Terlikbayeva, Alissa Davis, Andrea A Howard, Tara McCrimmon, Guakhar Mergenova, Sholpan Primbetova, Susan S Witte, Nabila El-Bassel.