Characterizing the role of intersecting stigmas and sustained inequities in driving HIV syndemics across low-to-middle-income settings

N Viswasam, S Schwartz, S Baral - Current Opinion in HIV and …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Characterizing the role of intersecting stigmas and sustaine... : Current Opinion in HIV and
AIDS Characterizing the role of intersecting stigmas and sustained inequities in driving HIV …

The Urban Environment and Disparities in Sexual and Reproductive Health Outcomes in the Global South: a Scoping Review

E Akwara, J Pinchoff, T Abularrage, C White… - Journal of Urban …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract By 2050, the Global South will contain three-quarters of the world's urban
inhabitants, yet no standardized categorizations of urban areas exist. This makes it …

Causes of mortality among female sex workers: Results of a multi-country study

B Willis, E Perttu, M Fitzgerald, H Thompson… - …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background The vast majority of studies on female sex workers (FSW) focus on causes of
morbidity while data on causes of mortality are scarce. In low-and middle-income countries …

Meeting the reproductive health needs of female sex workers in Côte d'Ivoire: protecting the human right to dignified health

N Elmi, NG Marquez, K Rucinski, C Lyons, G Turpin… - Reproductive health, 2023 - Springer
The sexual and reproductive health needs of female sex workers (FSW) are often
understudied and underserved in the context of HIV-related research in countries across …

Factors associated with the uptake of long-acting reversible contraception among female sex workers in post-conflict Northern Uganda: a cross-sectional study

S Ouma, NM Tumwesigye, C Abbo, R Ndejjo - Reproductive Health, 2022 - Springer
Background Long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) is the most effective and reliable
contraception option for female sex workers (FSWs) who desire future fertility. Unlike the …

“I did not plan to have a baby. This is the outcome of our work”: a qualitative study exploring unintended pregnancy among female sex workers

D Faini, P Munseri, M Bakari, E Sandström… - BMC Women's …, 2020 - Springer
Background High number of unintended pregnancies—often leading to induced abortions—
are reported among female sex workers (FSWs), highlighting a major unmet need for …

Biomedical contraceptives and their association with condom use consistency among female sex workers in China: results from a national cross-sectional study

Y Wang, K Dooley, C Wang, K Smith - Annals of epidemiology, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose To characterize contraceptive needs and patterns of use among Chinese FSW and
investigate the effect of contraceptive choice on condom use practices with clients. Methods …

Effect of pregnancy intention on completion of maternity continuum of care in Sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis

BD Mekonnen, V Vasilevski, AG Bali… - BMC Pregnancy and …, 2024 - Springer
Background The maternity continuum of care is a strategy to provide timely and quality
maternal and child healthcare through preconception, pregnancy, childbirth, postnatal, and …

Contraceptive decision‐making through the lens of social determinants of health among female sex workers: A qualitative descriptive study

JL Zemlak, KA Alexander, D Wilson… - Journal of advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aims The aim of the study was to examine how female sex worker's motivations, desires,
intentions and behaviours towards childbearing and childbearing avoidance inform their …

Gynecological health care services utilization and violence among female sex workers in Togo in 2021

AM Bitty-Anderson, AW Bakoubayi… - Reproductive …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Female Sex Workers (FSW) in Sub Saharan Africa face multiple
challenges increasing their vulnerability to poor health, particularly poor sexual and …