Gaps in HIV Testing and Treatment Among Female Sex Workers in Lae and Mt. Hagen, Papua New Guinea

Hakim, Avi J.; Coy, Kelsey; Amos, Angelyne; Willie, Barne; Badman, Steven G.; Narokobi, Rebecca; Gabuzzi, Josephine; Pekon, Simon; Kupul, Martha; Hou, Parker; Aeno, Herick; Boli, Ruthy Neo; Nembari, Joshua; Ase, Sophie; Weikum, Damian; Dala, Nick; Callens, Steven; Kaldor, John M.; Vallely, Andrew J.; Kelly-Hanku, Angela

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Gaps in HIV Testing and Treatment Among Female Sex Workers in Lae and Mt. Hagen, Papua New Guinea

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5 2021
By Hakim, Avi J. ; Coy, Kelsey ; Amos, Angelyne ; ...

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AIDS Behav
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Hakim, Avi J. ; Coy, Kelsey ; Amos, Angelyne ; Willie, Barne ; Badman, Steven G. ; Narokobi, Rebecca ; Gabuzzi, Josephine ; Pekon, Simon ; Kupul, Martha ; Hou, Parker ; Aeno, Herick ; Boli, Ruthy Neo ; Nembari, Joshua ; Ase, Sophie ; Weikum, Damian ; Dala, Nick ; Callens, Steven ; Kaldor, John M. ; Vallely, Andrew J. ; Kelly-Hanku, Angela
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We conducted biobehavioral surveys among female sex workers (FSW) in Lae and Mt. Hagen, Papua New Guinea (January-December 2017). Respondent-driven sampling was used to recruit FSW aged ≥ 12 years, who were assigned female sex at birth, who spoke English or Tok Pisin, and who sold or exchanged sex for money, goods, or services in the last 6 months. When adjusted for viral suppression, 48.9% of FSW Lae and 61.9% in Mt. Hagen were aware of their HIV positive status. Of these women, 95.3% in Lae and 98.9% in Mt. Hagen were on antiretroviral therapy, and of these, 83.5% in Lae and 87.0% in Mt. Hagen had suppressed viral load. Renewed efforts are needed to increase HIV testing among FSW and provide support to FSW on treatment in both cities to attain viral suppression.
Subjects:

Aged Cities Female HIV Infections HIV Testing Humans Prevalence Sex Workers
Keywords:

90-90-90 Female Sex Workers HIV Papua New Guinea Respondent-driven Sampling
Source:

AIDS Behav. 25(5):1573-1582
Pubmed ID:

32761475
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC8667081
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Journal Article
Funding:

NU2GGH002093-01-00/U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief/ ; CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/ ; 1 U2G GH001531-01/U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief/ ; NU2GGH002093/CC/CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U2G GH001531/GH/CGH CDC HHSUnited States/
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Papua New Guinea
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25
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5
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CDC Public Access
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