High burden of HIV infection and risk behaviors among female sex workers in three main urban areas of Mozambique

Augusto, Ângelo do Rosário; Young, Peter W.; Horth, Roberta Z.; Inguane, Celso; Sathane, Isabel; Ngale, Katia; Benedetti, Marcos; Cummings, Beverley; Botão, Carlos Francisco Sande; Baltazar, Cynthia Amino Semá; Frank, Heidi; Fagan, Jennifer; Raymond, H. Fisher; McFarland, Willi

doi:10.1007/s10461-015-1140-9

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High burden of HIV infection and risk behaviors among female sex workers in three main urban areas of Mozambique

Published Date:

Apr 2016

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-015-1140-9 New Site Icon

Source:

AIDS Behav. 20(4):799-810.

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Augusto, Ângelo do Rosário ; Young, Peter W. ; Horth, Roberta Z. ; Inguane, Celso ; Sathane, Isabel ; ... More ▼

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Pubmed ID:

26238035

Pubmed Central ID:

PMC5092171

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This is the first integrated biological and behavioral survey among female sex workers (FSW) in Mozambique. Using respondent-driven sampling, 400, 411 and 429 FSW were enrolled respectively in Maputo, Beira and Nampula in 2011-2012. Estimates were produced using RDSAT 7.1. HIV prevalence was 31.2, 23.6, and 17.8 % in each location respectively. Among HIV-positive FSW, 48.1, 79.8 and 89.6 % in each city, were unaware of their serostatus. Condom use at last sex with a client was 85.8, 73.4 and 62.8 % among FSW, respectively. HIV was associated with current age, age of first sex for money, low educational level, and having had a genital ulcer in the last 6 months. Results suggest the urgent need to increase behavioral and structural interventions in this key population.

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Journal Article

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CDC Public Access

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U2G PS001468/PS/NCHHSTP CDC HHS/United States
U2GPS001468/PHS HHS/United States
PEPFAR/United States

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