作者
Minja Milovanovic, Rachel Jewkes, Kennedy Otwombe, Maya Jaffer, Kathryn Hopkins, Khuthadzo Hlongwane, Mokgadi Matuludi, Venice Mbowane, Glenda Gray, Kristin Dunkle, Gillian Hunt, Alex Welte, Reshma Kassanjee, Nevilene Slingers, Lieve Vanleeuw, Adrian Puren, Anthony Kinghorn, Neil Martinson, Fareed Abdullah, Jenny Coetzee
发表日期
2021/1/1
期刊
Global Health Action
卷号
14
期号
1
页码范围
1953243
出版商
Taylor & Francis
简介
Background
In South Africa, female sex workers (FSWs) are perceived to play a pivotal role in the country’s HIV epidemic. Understanding their health status and risk factors for adverse health outcomes is foundational for developing evidence-based health care for this population.
Objective
Describe the methodology used to successfully implement a community-led study of social and employment circumstances, HIV and associated factors amongst FSWs in South Africa.
Method
A community-centric, cross-sectional, survey of 3,005 adult FSWs was conducted (January–July 2019) on 12 Sex Work (SW) programme sites across nine provinces of South Africa. Sites had existing SW networks and support programmes providing peer education and HIV services. FSWs were involved in the study design, questionnaire development, and data collection. Questions included: demographic, sexual behaviour, HIV testing and …
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