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Cross-sectional study of female sex workers in Soweto, South Africa: Factors associated with HIV infection.

Jenny CoetzeeRachel JewkesGlenda E Gray
Published in: PloS one (2017)
Our findings highlight the extreme vulnerability of FSWs to HIV. Advancing age, limited education and multiple clients were risk factors associated with HIV, strongly driven by a combination of structural, biological and behavioral determinants. Evidence suggests that interventions need to be carefully tailored to the varying profiles of SW populations across South Africa. Soweto could be considered a microcosm of South Africa in terms of the epidemic of violence and HIV experienced by the SW population, which is influenced by factors often beyond an individual level of control. While describing a hitherto largely undocumented population of FSWs, our findings confirm the urgent need to scale up innovative HIV prevention and treatment programs for this population.
Keyphrases
  • south africa
  • hiv positive
  • antiretroviral therapy
  • hiv testing
  • hiv infected
  • men who have sex with men
  • human immunodeficiency virus
  • hepatitis c virus
  • climate change
  • healthcare
  • physical activity
  • combination therapy