HIV prevalence and associated factors among female sex workers in Iran: a bio-behavioral survey in 2020

N Izadi, MM Gouya, S Akbarpour, B Zareie, Y Moradi… - AIDS and Behavior, 2023 - Springer
Despite the overall decline in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence, it remains
unacceptably high in key populations. This study aimed to estimate prevalence of HIV …

[PDF][PDF] HIV and sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Iran: findings from the 2010 and 2015 national surveillance surveys

A Mirzazadeh, M Shokoohi, R Khajehkazemi… - AIDS …, 2016 - vrc.sbmu.ac.ir
Globally, female sex workers (FSWs) are among those sub-groups disproportionately
affected by sexually transmitted infections (STIs). 1 FSWs are often socially marginalized …

HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Karamouzian, M Nasirian, S Ghaffari Hoseini… - Archives of sexual …, 2020 - Springer
Given the high burden of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among female
sex workers (FSW) and their potential role in bridging HIV/STIs into the general population …

HIV testing and its associated factors among female sex workers in Iran in 2020: Finding from a respondent-driven sampling survey

F Tavakoli, G Moradi, A Mirzazadeh, B Zarei, H Sharifi - PLoS One, 2023 - journals.plos.org
HIV testing uptake was around 70% among female sex workers (FSWs) in Iran in 2015. Due
to the recognized importance of HIV testing in prevention, care, and treatment among FSWs …

HIV prevalence and related risk behaviours among female sex workers in Iran: results of the national biobehavioural survey, 2010

L Sajadi, A Mirzazadeh, S Navadeh, M Osooli… - Sexually transmitted …, 2013 - sti.bmj.com
Objectives To determine the prevalence of HIV and related behavioural risks among Iranian
female sex workers (FSW) via the first national biobehavioural surveillance survey. Methods …

HIV testing and its associated factors among street-based female sex workers in Iran: results of a national rapid assessment and response survey

S Ahmadi, M Khezri, P Roshanfekr, SE Karimi… - … , prevention, and policy, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Female sex workers (FSWs) are at a disproportionate risk of sexually
transmitted infections and they may face significant barriers to HIV testing. This study aimed …

Declining trends in HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Iran could be attributable to reduced drug injection: a cross-sectional …

A Mirzazadeh, M Shokoohi, M Karamouzian… - Sexually transmitted …, 2020 - sti.bmj.com
Objective The HIV trend among female sex workers (FSWs) is understudied. We assessed
the prevalence and trend of HIV and five other STIs among FSWs in Iran. Methods We …

Prevalence and characteristics of HIV infection among female sex workers in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo

C Kakisingi, M Muteba, O Mukuku, V Kyabu… - Pan African Medical …, 2020 - ajol.info
Introduction: female sex workers (FSWs) are considered a high-risk group for acquiring HIV
infection due to their HIV prevalence estimated to be 10-20 times higher than in woman in …

[HTML][HTML] HIV, HSV2 and syphilis prevalence in female sex workers in Kerman, South-East Iran; using respondent-driven sampling

S Navadeh, A Mirzazadeh, L Mousavi… - Iranian journal of …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background We estimated the prevalence of HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and
risky behaviors among female sex workers (FSW) in Kerman City, Iran. Methods: Women, 18 …

HIV and related risk behaviors among female sex workers in Iran: bias-adjusted estimates from the 2010 National Bio-Behavoral Survey

A Mirzazadeh, S Nedjat, S Navadeh, AA Haghdoost… - AIDS and Behavior, 2014 - Springer
In a national, facility-based survey of female sex workers in 14 cities of Iran (N= 872), HIV
prevalence was measured at 4.5%(95% CI, 2.4–8.3) overall and at 11.2%(95% CI, 3.4–18.9) …