Aetiology of vaginal discharge, urethral discharge, and genital ulcer in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-regression

J Michalow, MK Walters, O Edun, M Wybrant… - PLoS …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Syndromic management is widely used to treat symptomatic sexually
transmitted infections in settings without aetiologic diagnostics. However, underlying …

Violence against women who sell sex in eastern and southern Africa: a scoping review

CI Macleod, JH Reynolds… - Trauma, Violence, & …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Women who sell sex (WSS) are vulnerable to violence. We present a scoping review of the
last decade of research on the prevalence and incidence of, factors associated with, and …

The silent majority: The typical Canadian sex worker may not be who we think

L Kennedy - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Most sex worker population studies measure population at discrete points in
time and very few studies have been done in industrialized democracies. The purpose of …

Comparison of empirically derived and model-based estimates of key population HIV incidence and the distribution of new infections by Population Group in Sub …

O Stevens, R Anderson, J Stover, Y Teng… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Background: The distribution of new HIV infections among key populations, including female
sex workers (FSWs), gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM), and people …

[HTML][HTML] Key population size, HIV prevalence, and ART coverage in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic collation and synthesis of survey data

O Stevens, K Sabin, SA Garcia, R Anderson, K Willis… - 2022 - europepmc.org
Background HIV programmes in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) require information about HIV
among key populations to ensure equitable and equal access to HIV prevention and …

Epidemiological profile and molecular genetic characterization of HIV-1 among female sex workers and elderly male clients in Guangxi, China

X Chen, C Qin, R Chen, Y Huang, Y Xu… - Emerging Microbes & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The HIV/AIDS prevalence in female sex workers (FSWs) and elderly male clients is
increasing in Guangxi, China, but the transmission relationship between them remains …

Estimation of HIV incidence from analysis of HIV prevalence patterns among female sex workers in Zimbabwe

MS Ali, MDE Wit, ST Chabata, S Magutshwa… - AIDS, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To estimate HIV incidence among female sex workers (FSW) in Zimbabwe: using
HIV prevalence by age and number of years since started selling sex (YSSS). Design: We …

The experiences of sex workers accessing HIV care services in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

I Moyo, M Macherera - African Health Sciences, 2021 - ajol.info
Background: Although sub-Saharan African countries have rolled out massive HIV treatment
and care programmes, there is little evidence of these having embraced key population …

Comparative performance of multiple-list estimators of key population size

S Gutreuter - PLOS global public health, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Estimates of the sizes of key populations (KPs) affected by HIV, including men who have sex
with men, female sex workers and people who inject drugs, are required for targeting …

Differentiated prevention and care to reduce the risk of HIV acquisition and transmission among female sex workers in Zimbabwe: study protocol for the 'AMETHIST' …

FM Cowan, F Machingura, ST Chabata, MS Ali… - Trials, 2022 - Springer
Background Female sex workers (FSW) in sub-Saharan Africa are disproportionately
affected by HIV and are critical to engage in HIV prevention, testing and care services. We …