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HIV Prevalence, Risk Factors for Infection, and Uptake of Prevention, Testing, and Treatment among Female Sex Workers in Namibia.

Anna JonasSadhna V PatelFrieda KatutaAndrew D MaherKaren M BandaKrysta GerndtIsmelda PietersenNeia Menezes de PrataNicholus MutendaTuli NakanyalaEsme KistingBrown KawanaAnn-Marie NietschkeDimitri PrybylskiWilli McFarlandDavid W Lowrance
Published in: Journal of epidemiology and global health (2020)
Our results indicate extremely high HIV prevalence and low levels of case identification and treatment among FSW in Namibia. Our results, which are the first representative community-based estimates among FSW in Namibia, can inform the scale-up of interventions to reduce the risk for HIV acquisition and onward transmission, including treatment as prevention and pre-exposure prophylaxis.
Keyphrases
  • antiretroviral therapy
  • hiv positive
  • hiv infected
  • human immunodeficiency virus
  • hepatitis c virus
  • hiv aids
  • hiv testing
  • risk factors
  • physical activity
  • south africa
  • combination therapy