Experiences of commercial sex workers in a periurban municipal area: an exploratory descriptive study in four centres in Ghana.

Dartey AF, Konlan KD, Gbesemete WH, Agyemang AO, Assah AY, Obiri EL, Joseph O

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119835
Published: 2026 Oct 29
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119835,
  title = {Experiences of commercial sex workers in a periurban municipal area: an exploratory descriptive study in four centres in Ghana.},
  author = {Dartey AF and Konlan KD and Gbesemete WH and Agyemang AO and Assah AY and Obiri EL and Joseph O},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMJ open},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119835},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119835}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Experiences of commercial sex workers in a periurban municipal area: an exploratory descriptive study in four centres in Ghana.
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AU  - Gbesemete WH
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AU  - Assah AY
AU  - Obiri EL
AU  - Joseph O
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMJ open
DO  - 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119835
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119835
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AF, D., KD, K., WH, G., AO, A., AY, A., EL, O., & O, J. (2026). Experiences of commercial sex workers in a periurban municipal area: an exploratory descriptive study in four centres in Ghana.. BMJ open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119835

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