Health providers' experiences, perceptions and readiness to provide HIV services to men who have sex with men and female sex workers in Uganda - a qualitative study.

A majority of the health providers were generally comfortable serving FSWs but there were strong homophobic tendencies towards MSM. A majority of the health providers lacked skills in how to handle MSM. Interventions aimed at improving health providers' skills in handling MSM while minimizing the negative attitude towards them are urgently needed.