Reasons for non-use of condoms and self-efficacy among female sex workers: a qualitative study in Nepal

L Ghimire, WCS Smith, ER van Teijlingen, R Dahal… - BMC women's …, 2011 - Springer
Background Heterosexual contact is the most common mode of transmission of sexually
transmitted infections (STIs) including Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Nepal and it …

HIV prevention and care‐seeking behaviour among female sex workers in four cities in India, Kenya, Mozambique and South Africa

Y Lafort, R Greener, A Roy, L Greener… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To identify gaps in the use of HIV prevention and care services and commodities
for female sex workers, we conducted a baseline cross‐sectional survey in four cities, in the …

Prevalence of HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and risk behaviours among female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya: results of a respondent driven sampling study

H Musyoki, TA Kellogg, S Geibel, N Muraguri, J Okal… - AIDS and Behavior, 2015 - Springer
We conducted a respondent driven sampling survey to estimate HIV prevalence and risk
behavior among female sex workers (FSWs) in Nairobi, Kenya. Women aged 18 years and …

Utilization of contraception among sexually active HIV positive women attending art clinic in University of Gondar Hospital: a hospital based cross-sectional study

MD Worke, LM Bezabih, MA Woldetasdik - BMC women's health, 2016 - Springer
Background Contraception helps to prevent unplanned pregnancies among human immune
virus positive women. The contraceptive utilization status and associated factors were not …

Unmet need for family planning and experience of unintended pregnancy among female sex workers in urban Cameroon: results from a national cross-sectional study

AL Bowring, S Schwartz, C Lyons, A Rao… - … Health: Science and …, 2020 - ghspjournal.org
ABSTRACT Background: Female sex workers (FSWs) in Cameroon commonly have unmet
need for contraception posing a high risk of unintended pregnancy. Unintended pregnancy …

Factors associated with risky sexual practices among female sex workers in Karnataka, India

B Mahapatra, CM Lowndes, SK Mohanty, K Gurav… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Introduction The objectives of this study are to develop a summary measure of risky sexual
practice and examine the factors associated with this among female sex workers (FSWs) in …

Sexual and reproductive health outcomes among female sex workers in Johannesburg and Pretoria, South Africa: Recommendations for public health programmes

M Slabbert, F Venter, C Gay, C Roelofsen… - BMC public health, 2017 - Springer
Background The sexual and reproductive health (SRH) status of female sex workers is
influenced by a wide range of demographic, behavioural and structural factors. These …

Declines in HIV prevalence in female sex workers accessing an HIV treatment and prevention programme in Nairobi, Kenya over a 10-year period

A Tago, LR McKinnon, T Wanjiru, F Muriuki, J Munyao… - Aids, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Empirical time trends in HIV prevalence in female sex workers (FSWs) are
helpful to understand the evolving HIV epidemic, and to monitor the scale-up, coverage, and …

Associations of sexual risk taking among Kenyan female sex workers after enrollment in an HIV-1 prevention trial

G Yadav, R Saskin, E Ngugi, J Kimani… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Background: Female sex workers (FSWs) often lack the ability to negotiate safer sex and are
at high risk for HIV-1 infection and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Methods …

HIV, STI prevalence and risk behaviours among women selling sex in Lahore, Pakistan

MS Khan, M Unemo, S Zaman, CS Lundborg - BMC infectious diseases, 2011 - Springer
Background More than 340 million cases of curable sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
were estimated to have occurred worldwide in 1995. Previous studies have shown that the …