Background Late presentation combined with limited engagement in antenatal care (ANC)
increases risk of vertical transmission among mothers living with HIV. Female sex workers …

Background Environmental quality of life (QoL) assesses individually perceived factors such
as physical safety and security, accessibility, quality of healthcare, and physical …

Female sex workers (FSW) experience a high HIV burden and are often mobile. FSW access
to HIV-related healthcare is essential for equitable welfare and to reduce new HIV infections …

Abstract Background Men in sub-Saharan Africa are less likely than women to get tested for
HIV, less likely to present for treatment, less likely to be maintained in treatment, more likely …

Background Mozambique has a generalized HIV epidemic of 13.5% among the general
population. Early modeling exercises in Mozambique estimate that key populations (KP) …

Introduction Key populations bear a disproportionate HIV burden and have substantial
unmet treatment needs. Routine viral load monitoring represents the gold standard for …

Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is common among female sex workers (FSW)
globally. Here, we prospectively assessed the relationship between IPV and engagement in …

Abstract Introduction In sub-Saharan Africa, accurate estimates of the HIV epidemic in
female sex workers are crucial for effective prevention and care strategies. These estimates …

Objectives While female sex workers (FSW) are nearly 14 times more likely to be living with
HIV than non-FSW, less than 40% of FSW living with HIV are on antiretroviral therapy (ART) …

The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of depression among female sex
workers (FSW) in an urban coastal city in South Africa, and to explore the relationship …