Socio-demographic, Behavioral and Health Characteristics of Underage Female Sex Workers in Mozambique: The Need to Protect a Generation from HIV Risk

Inguane, Celso; Horth, Roberta Z.; Miranda, Angélica E.; Young, Peter W.; Sathane, Isabel; Cummings, Beverley E.; Augusto, Ângelo; Raymond, Henry F.; Mcfarland, Willi

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Socio-demographic, Behavioral and Health Characteristics of Underage Female Sex Workers in Mozambique: The Need to Protect a Generation from HIV Risk

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Dec 2015
By Inguane, Celso ; Horth, Roberta Z. ; Miranda, Angélica E. ; ...

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AIDS Behav
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Inguane, Celso ; Horth, Roberta Z. ; Miranda, Angélica E. ; Young, Peter W. ; Sathane, Isabel ; Cummings, Beverley E. ; Augusto, Ângelo ; Raymond, Henry F. ; Mcfarland, Willi
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Characteristics, HIV risk, and program coverage for underage female sex workers (FSW) are rarely systematically described worldwide. We compared characteristics of underage (15-17 years old) and adult (≥18 years old) FSW in three main urban areas of Mozambique (Maputo, Beira and Nampula) using data from three respondent-driven sampling surveys implemented in 2011-2012. Among survey participants, 9.8 % (39/400) in Maputo, 17.0 % (70/411) in Beira and 25.6 % (110/429) in Nampula were underage. Over half reported performing sex work to afford daily living, and 29.7-50.0 % had unprotected sex with their last client. The proportion of underage FSW having accessed care and prevention services was lower compared to adult FSW. While HIV prevalence among underage FSW was lower than in adults, it increased markedly with age. Our results point to the urgency of expanding prevention and care programs geared towards underage FSW.
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Adolescent Article Child Female Health Behavior HIV Infections/epidemiology Humans Prevalence Sex Work Sex Workers Unsafe Sex
Source:

AIDS Behav. 19(12):2184-2193.
Pubmed ID:

25931241
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC4776321
Document Type:

Journal Article
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P30 MH062246/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States ; U2G PS001468/PS/NCHHSTP CDC HHS/United States
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United States. President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
Place as Subject:

Mozambique
Volume:

19
Issue:

12
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CDC Public Access
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