Characterizing the role of intersecting stigmas and sustained inequities in driving HIV syndemics across low-to-middle-income settings

N Viswasam, S Schwartz, S Baral - Current Opinion in HIV and …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Characterizing the role of intersecting stigmas and sustaine... : Current Opinion in HIV and
AIDS Characterizing the role of intersecting stigmas and sustained inequities in driving HIV …

Prevalence and associated factors of HIV among female sex workers in Eastern and Southern Africa: Systematic review and meta-analysis

TK Tesfie, GA Yismaw, BG Yirsaw, HW Abuhay… - PloS one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Female sex workers (FSWs) are marginalized groups of the population who
have limited access to healthcare and a higher risk of HIV infection due to biobehavioral and …

HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis implant stated preferences and priorities: results of a discrete choice experiment among women and adolescent girls in Gauteng …

KM Little, L Flomen, H Hanif, SM Anderson… - AIDS and Behavior, 2022 - Springer
For adolescent girls (AG) and young women (YW), adherence barriers may limit the
effectiveness of daily oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Due to its low-burden and …

Unmet need for family planning and experience of unintended pregnancy among female sex workers in urban Cameroon: results from a national cross-sectional study

AL Bowring, S Schwartz, C Lyons, A Rao… - … Health: Science and …, 2020 - ghspjournal.org
ABSTRACT Background: Female sex workers (FSWs) in Cameroon commonly have unmet
need for contraception posing a high risk of unintended pregnancy. Unintended pregnancy …

Barriers and facilitators for access and utilization of reproductive and sexual health services among female sex workers in urban and rural Maharashtra, India

S Shewale, S Sahay - Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background The public health interventions among Female Sex Workers (FSWs) have
mainly addressed HIV/STI prevention. The focus of the HIV prevention program on FSWs' …

Health related behaviors among HIV-infected people who are successfully linked to care: an institutional-based cross-sectional study

JF Xu, PC Wang, F Cheng - Infectious diseases of poverty, 2020 - Springer
Background By the end of October 2019, there were 958 thousand people were reported
living with HIV/AIDS in China. Unhealthy lifestyle factors, such as smoking, drinking alcohol …

Maternal health and maternal health service utilization among female sex workers: A scoping review

BE Moore, L Govaerts, F Kapadia - Women's Health, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: High proportions of female sex workers (FSWs) become pregnant and have
children. Many FSWs are at increased risk of maternal health complications due to factors …

Prevalence and correlates of prenatal HIV testing among female sex workers in Nigeria

BO Olakunde, DA Adeyinka, C Ujam… - … journal of STD & …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Female sex workers (FSWs) face a significant and persistent risk of contracting
HIV. While evidence indicates high rates of pregnancy among FSWs in sub-Saharan Africa …

Longitudinal study of pregnancy intention and its association with pregnancy occurrence among female sex workers in Benin and Mali

G Perrault Sullivan, FA Guédou, FK Tounkara… - Reproductive …, 2023 - Springer
Background The intention of becoming pregnant has an evident impact on the prenatal and
postnatal period. For female sex workers (FSWs) in West Africa, among whom pregnancies …

Towards Elimination of Vertical Transmission of HIV: Utilisation of HIV and Sexual and Reproductive Health Interventions by Female Sex Workers in Kenya and South …

JW Mbogua - 2023 - researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk
Given their high risk of HIV and unintended pregnancy, female sex workers (FSWs) have
high and sustained risk of vertical transmission of HIV during pregnancy, delivery or …