The global response and unmet actions for HIV and sex workers

K Shannon, AL Crago, SD Baral, LG Bekker… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Female, male, and transgender sex workers continue to have disproportionately high
burdens of HIV infection in low-income, middle-income, and high-income countries in 2018 …

The impact of mucormycosis (black fungus) on SARS-CoV-2-infected patients: at a glance

MR Islam, MM Rahman, MT Ahasan, N Sarkar… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
The emergence of various diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic made health workers
more attentive, and one of the new pathogens is the black fungus (mucormycosis). As a …

The PrEP care continuum among cisgender women who sell sex and/or use drugs globally: a systematic review

JL Glick, R Russo, B Jivapong, L Rosman, D Pelaez… - AIDS and Behavior, 2020 - Springer
HIV prevalence among cisgender female sex workers (FSW) and/or women who use drugs
(WWUD) is substantially higher compared to similarly aged women. Consistent with PRISMA …

Barriers to accessing sexual health services for transgender and male sex workers: a systematic qualitative meta-summary

S Brookfield, J Dean, C Forrest, J Jones, L Fitzgerald - AIDS and Behavior, 2020 - Springer
Access to safe and effective sexual healthcare services for transgender and male sex
workers (TMSW) is a human right. Globally, TMSW experience a higher prevalence of …

Uptake and retention on HIV pre‐exposure prophylaxis among key and priority populations in South‐Central Uganda

J Kagaayi, J Batte, H Nakawooya… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction Pre‐exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) programmes have been initiated in
sub‐Saharan Africa to prevent HIV acquisition in key populations at increased risk …

Gender-inclusive and gender-specific approaches in trans health research

A Restar, H Jin, D Operario - Transgender Health, 2021 - liebertpub.com
The recent proliferation of trans health literature for the past 20 years has prompted a need
to examine two contested approaches used in designing study protocols and analyses in …

Temporal fluctuations in behavior, perceived HIV risk, and willingness to use pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)

K Underhill, KM Guthrie, C Colleran… - Archives of sexual …, 2018 - Springer
Individual perceptions of HIV risk influence willingness to use pre-exposure prophylaxis
(PrEP) for HIV prevention. Among men who have sex with men (MSM) and male sex workers …

PrEP acceptability and initiation among women engaged in sex work in Uganda: Implications for HIV prevention

SS Witte, P Filippone, FM Ssewamala, P Nabunya… - …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Women engaged in sex work (WESW) are disproportionately affected by HIV. In
Uganda, HIV prevalence among WESW is estimated at 37%, accounting for 18% of all new …

Low awareness and use of pre-exposure prophylaxis among adolescents and young adults in high HIV and sexual violence prevalence settings

AI Ajayi, E Mudefi, MS Yusuf, OV Adeniyi, N Rala… - Medicine, 2019 - journals.lww.com
South Africa has adopted pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as a preventive strategy for
populations at-risk for HIV, though uptake is low among adolescents and young adults. We …

Understanding user perspectives of and preferences for oral Pr EP for HIV prevention in the context of intervention scale‐up: a synthesis of evidence from sub …

R Eakle, P Weatherburn… - Journal of the International …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Oral pre‐exposure prophylaxis (Pr EP) for HIV prevention has been proven to
significantly reduce new HIV infections yet scale‐up has been slow. As contexts continue to …