Review of Existing and Emerging Patterns of Sex Work in Bangladesh in the Context of HIV and AIDS

This study was commissioned by UNAIDS to review the existing and emerging patterns of sex work in Bangladesh in the context of the HIV epidemic. It was a rapid ethnographic snapshot; validating some of the secondary data with perspectives from the ground level informants including gatekeepers from the government, research organizations, civil society and the communities. The study used key informant interviews and focus group discussions as its method. The field study was for 5 days and the study was completed over one month’s time.