Prevalence and structural correlates of HIV and STI testing among a community-based cohort of women sex workers in Vancouver Canada.
Shira M GoldenbergJennie PearsonSarah MoreheartHannah NazaroffAndrea KrüsiMelissa BraschelBrittany BinghamKate ShannonPublished in: PloS one (2023)
Scaling-up community-based, sex worker-led and tailored services is recommended to enhance voluntary, confidential, and safe access to integrated HIV/STI testing, particularly for Women of Color and Black Women. Culturally safe, multilingual HIV/STI testing services and broader efforts to address systemic racism within and beyond the health system are needed to reduce inequities and promote safe engagement in services for racialized sex workers.
Keyphrases
- men who have sex with men
- hiv testing
- hiv positive
- antiretroviral therapy
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- healthcare
- primary care
- hiv aids
- hepatitis c virus
- mental health
- pregnancy outcomes
- cervical cancer screening
- breast cancer risk
- type diabetes
- risk factors
- south africa
- insulin resistance
- quality improvement
- drug induced