Background: Sex workers face substantial health inequities related to sexual health and gender-based violence, many of which are amplified for the large proportion of workers who are racialized im/migrants. While criminalization and stigma are known barriers to health care for this population, we know little about health insurance coverage, and in particular how this relates to im/migration experience and racialization. We examined associations between im/migration status, duration, and racialization on gaps in health insurance coverage in a cohort of women sex workers.
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